silenziario

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin silentiārus, from silentium (“silence”), from sileō (“to be silent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.lenˈt͡sja.rjo/
• Rhymes: -arjo
• Hyphenation: si‧len‧zià‧rio

Noun

silenziario m (plural silenziari)

1. (in Roman Antiquity) a domestic servant (usually a slave) who stood about his master, charged with seeing to it that no noise etc. disturbed him while resting or working

Related terms

• silenziare
• silenzio
• silenzioso