colto

Italian

Etymology 1

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From Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of verb colō (“to till, to cultivate”), originating from Proto-Indo-European *kʷl̥tós, derived from the root *kʷel- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkol.to/, [ˈkol̪t̪o]
• Rhymes: -olto
• Hyphenation: cól‧to

Adjective

1. (of land) cultivated

   terreni colti e incolti ― cultivated and uncultivated fields

   Synonym: coltivato

   Antonym: incolto

2. (of people) cultured, well-educated, cultivated

   il professore è un uomo molto colto ― the professor is a very well-educated man

   Synonyms: acculturato, istruito

   Antonyms: ignorante, incolto

3. cultured, refined (e.g. of speech, writing)

   quel giornalista scrive in maniera colta e raffinata ― that journalist has a cultured and refined way of writing

4. (obsolete, participial) venerated, revered
   • 16th century, Annibale Caro, transl., Eneide [Aeneid]‎^[1], Florence: Leonardo Ciardetti, translation of Aeneis by Virgil, published 1827, Libro II, page 120:

     […] un antico ¶ e deserto delubro, a cui vicino ¶ sorge un cipresso, già molt'anni e molti ¶ in onor della Dea serbato e colto.

     an ancient, deserted shrine, next to which a cypress tree rises, preserved and revered over many, many years in the Goddess' name

   Synonyms: riverito, venerato

Noun

colto m (plural colti)

1. (literary) cultivated field

Related terms

• colere
• culto

Etymology 2

From Latin collectus, perfect passive participle of verb colligō (“to gather, to collect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl.to/, [ˈkɔl̪t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ɔlto
• Hyphenation: còl‧to

Participle

1. past participle of cogliere

Related terms

• colletta