delitto

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deˈlit.to/
  • Rhymes: -itto
  • Hyphenation: de‧lìt‧to

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin dēlictum, from dēlinquō (to transgress, err); probably a semi-learned borrowing.

Noun

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delitto m (plural delitti)

  1. crime, offence/offense, felony, misdemeanour
  2. murder, homicide
  3. sin
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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delitto (feminine delitta, masculine plural delitti, feminine plural delitte)

  1. past participle of delinquere
    Synonym: (archaic, rare) delinquito
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