apposito

Italian

Etymology

From Latin appositus, perfect passive participle of appōnō (“to appoint; to place near”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apˈpɔ.zi.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔzito
• Hyphenation: ap‧pò‧si‧to

Adjective

apposito (feminine apposita, masculine plural appositi, feminine plural apposite)

1. (obsolete) placed (near, before or above)
   • c. 1307, Dante Alighieri, “Trattato Primo [First Treatise]”, in Convivio [The Banquet]‎^[1], Florence: Le Monnier, published 1964, Chapter II:

     Nel cominciamento di ciascuno bene ordinato convivio sogliono li sergenti prendere lo pane apposito, e quello purgare da ogni macula.

     At the beginning of every well-ordered banquet the servants customarily take the bread placed on the table and cleanse it of any impurity.

2. appropriate, proper

   Synonyms: adatto, adeguato, appropriato, confacente, idoneo, opportuno

   Antonyms: inadatto, inadeguato, inidoneo, inopportuno

3. special

Derived terms

• appositamente

Related terms

• appositivo
• apposizione

Anagrams

• apoptosi

Latin

Participle

appositō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of appositus