domestico

/doˈmɛs.ti.ko/adjective / noun · masculineB1 / C1

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Meaning · adjective

domestic

Ho molti problemi domestici in questo periodo.
I have many domestic problems at the moment.

Hai già finito il lavoro domestico di oggi?
Have you already finished today's housework?

Il gatto non è ancora del tutto domestico.
The cat still isn't completely domesticated.

Word forms (4)

Use domestico after the noun in many set phrases: lavoro domestico, violenza domestica, volo domestico.
For pets, say animale domestico. Domestico alone usually sounds formal or tied to household contexts.
It agrees normally: domestico, domestica, domestici, domestiche.

servant, domestic worker

Il domestico apre la porta ogni mattina.
The house servant opens the door every morning.

Hai parlato con il domestico ieri?
Did you speak with the house servant yesterday?

Non abbiamo più un domestico in casa.
We no longer have a house servant at home.

Word forms (2)

Word	Word forms
domestico	masculine · singular
domestici	masculine · plural

As a noun, domestico is dated or literary; in modern Italian, collaboratore domestico or colf is more common.
Don’t confuse the noun with the adjective domestico, which is much more frequent: animali domestici, voli domestici.
For a male household worker, domestico is possible; for a female, domestica is more common, though still somewhat old-fashioned.