fatuo

See also: fátuo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fatuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.tu.o/, /ˈfa.two/
• Rhymes: -atuo, -atwo
• Hyphenation: fà‧tu‧o, fà‧tuo

Adjective

fatuo (feminine fatua, masculine plural fatui, feminine plural fatue)

1. fatuous, vain
2. superficial

Derived terms

• fatuamente
• fuoco fatuo

Related terms

• fatuità

Further reading

• fatuo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfa.tu.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfaː.tu.o]

Adjective

fatuō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fatuus

Noun

fatuō

1. dative/ablative singular of fatuus

Spanish

Alternative forms

• fato (Spain, Chile)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fatuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatwo/ [ˈfa.t̪wo]
• Rhymes: -atwo
• Syllabification: fa‧tuo

Adjective

fatuo (feminine fatua, masculine plural fatuos, feminine plural fatuas)

1. fatuous
2. vain

   Synonym: vano

Related terms

• fuego fatuo
• infatuar

Further reading

• “fatuo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025