heypolyglot
Italian

mitico

/ˈmi.ti.ko/adjectiveB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 12,046

Meaning

legendary, awesome

  • awesome, legendary, iconic (colloquial expression of enthusiasm)
  • pertaining to myths; mythical or fabled

In a sentence

Sei riuscito a trovare i biglietti? Sei mitico!

Did you manage to find the tickets? You're awesome!

Abbiamo visto una replica di quella mitica serie televisiva.

We watched a rerun of that legendary TV series.

Il centauro è una figura del mondo mitico greco.

The centaur is a figure of the mythical Greek world.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
miticomasculine · singular
miticafeminine · singular
miticimasculine · plural
mitichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Informal: very common among young people and in pop culture for 'legendary' or 'terrific'.
  • Irregular masculine plural: 'mitici' (palatal -ci).

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