appunto

See also: appuntò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apˈpun.to/
• Rhymes: -unto
• Hyphenation: ap‧pùn‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from appuntare +‎ -o.

Noun

appunto m (plural appunti)

1. note (brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory)

   gli studenti prendono appunti ― the students take notes

2. reproach
3. (computing, in the plural) clipboard, scratchpad

Derived terms

• fare un appunto a (“to find fault with”)
• prendere appunti (“to take notes”)

Etymology 2

From a punto (literally “to [the] point”).

Alternative forms

• a punto (obsolete)

Adverb

appunto

1. (focus) exactly, precisely
   • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XIX, page 281, lines 7–9:

     Già eravamo, a la seguente tomba, ¶ montati dello scoglio in quella parte ¶ ch'a punto sovra mezzo 'l fosso piomba.

     We had already on the following tomb ¶ ascended to that portion of the crag ¶ which o'er the middle of the moat hangs plumb.

Derived terms

• giustappunto

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

appunto

1. first-person singular present indicative of appuntare