arbitrio

See also: Arbitrio and arbítrio

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arbitrium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈbi.trjo/
• Rhymes: -itrjo
• Hyphenation: ar‧bì‧trio

Noun

arbitrio m (plural arbitri)

1. will
2. volition

Derived terms

• libero arbitrio (“free will”)

Anagrams

• aborriti, boriarti, orbitari

Latin

Noun

arbitriō

1. dative/ablative singular of arbitrium

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arbitrium. Doublet of the inherited albedrío.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈbitɾjo/ [aɾˈβ̞i.t̪ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -itɾjo
• Syllabification: ar‧bi‧trio

Noun

arbitrio m (plural arbitrios)

1. will

   Synonyms: voluntad, albedrío

Derived terms

• arbitrismo
• arbitrista
• libre arbitrio (“free will”)

Related terms

• arbitrar
• árbitro

Further reading

• “arbitrio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025