faccetta

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fatˈt͡ʃet.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: fac‧cét‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French facette. By surface analysis, faccia (“face”) +‎ -etta (diminutive suffix).

Noun

faccetta f (plural faccette)

1. facet (any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: فاچته (façeta)
  • → Turkish: façeta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

faccetta

1. inflection of faccettare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative