dritto

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dritto]

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Adjective

1. straight, direct
2. upright, erect, straight
3. right, right-hand
4. (knitting) plain, knit
5. (familiar) crafty, sly
6. obverse (side of a coin, medal or badge)

Synonyms

• (1) diritto, retto
• (2) diritto, verticale, eretto, ritto
• (3) destro
• (5) astuto

Antonyms

• (1) storto
• (2) mancino, sinistro
• (4) rovescio

Adverb

dritto

1. straight, directly

Synonyms

• diritto, diretto, direttamente

Noun

dritto m (plural dritti)

1. right side
2. (knitting) plain stitch, knit stitch
3. (tennis) forehand
4. (familiar) crafty person, sly person

Related terms

• diritto
• dritta
• drittata
• drittofilo
• drittone

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þridjô.

Ordinal number

dritto

1. third

Descendants

• Middle High German: dritte, drite, tritte
  • German: dritte