risposta

Italian

Etymology 1

From rispondere, corrupted by posta, feminine past participle of porre. Compare Asturian respuesta, Catalan resposta, Galician resposta, Portuguese resposta, Spanish respuesta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈspo.sta/, /riˈspɔ.sta/
• Rhymes: -osta, -ɔsta
• Hyphenation: ri‧spó‧sta, ri‧spò‧sta

Noun

risposta f (plural risposte)

1. answer, reply, response, feedback

Related terms

• rispondere
• rispostaccia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈspo.sta/, /riˈspɔ.sta/
• Rhymes: -osta, -ɔsta
• Hyphenation: ri‧spó‧sta, ri‧spò‧sta

Participle

risposta f sg

1. feminine singular of risposto

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈspɔ.sta/
• Rhymes: -ɔsta
• Hyphenation: ri‧spò‧sta

Verb

risposta

1. inflection of rispostare (“to move again, to transfer again”):
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• portassi, sposarti, trasposi

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Maltese

Etymology

From Italian risposta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɪsˈpɔs.ta/

Noun

risposta f (plural risposti)

1. answer; reply; response

   Synonym: tweġiba

Related terms

• rrisponda