dritto

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Italian

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Etymology

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Contraction/syncopation of diritto, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus (or from Late Latin drictus; compare French droit, Catalan dret, Romanian drept), from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of diretto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdrit.to/
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  • Rhymes: -itto
  • Hyphenation: drìt‧to

Adjective

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dritto (feminine dritta, masculine plural dritti, feminine plural dritte)

  1. straight, direct
    Synonyms: diritto, retto
    Antonym: storto
  2. upright, erect, straight
    Synonyms: diritto, verticale, eretto, ritto
    Antonyms: mancino, sinistro
  3. right, right-hand
    Synonym: destro
  4. (knitting) plain, knit
    Antonym: rovescio
  5. (informal) crafty, sly
    Synonym: astuto
  6. obverse (side of a coin, medal or badge)

Derived terms

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Adverb

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dritto

  1. straight, directly
    Synonyms: diritto, diretto, direttamente

Noun

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dritto m (plural dritti)

  1. right side
  2. (knitting) plain stitch, knit stitch
  3. (tennis) forehand
  4. (informal) crafty person, sly person
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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *þriddjō.

Numeral

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dritto

  1. third

Descendants

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  • Middle High German: dritte, drite, tritte