schietto

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of Germanic origin; possibly from Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (slaihts), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz (“smooth”). Compare Sicilian schittu and the relearned schettu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈskjɛt.to/, /ˈskjet.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto, -etto
  • Hyphenation: schièt‧to, schiét‧to

Adjective[edit]

schietto (feminine schietta, masculine plural schietti, feminine plural schiette)

  1. pure, undiluted, clear
  2. (by extension) frank, straightforward

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Greek: σκέτος (skétos)

References[edit]

  1. ^ schietto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

  • schietto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • schietto in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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