modello

See also: modellò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian modello.

Noun

modello (plural modellos or modelli)

1. A preparatory sketch or study for a painting or other artwork.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈdɛl.lo/

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• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: mo‧dèl‧lo

Etymology 1

From a variant of Late Latin modulus.

Noun

modello m (plural modelli, feminine modella, diminutive modellìno or (with specific meanings) modellétto, pejorative modellàccio, derogatory modellùccio)

1. model
2. mould/mold
3. pattern
4. (fashion) (male) model
5. blueprint
6. mockup
7. template

Derived terms

• modella
• modellare
• modellino
• modellismo
• modellista

Descendants

• → Albanian: model
• → Catalan: model
• → English: modello
• → Esperanto: modelo
• → Galician: modelo
• → German: Modell (see there for further descendants)
• → Greek: μοντέλο (montélo)
• → Middle French: modelle (see there for further descendants)
• → Norwegian Bokmål: modell
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: modell
• → Polish: model
• → Portuguese: modelo
• → Romanian: model
• → Spanish: modelo
  • → Cebuano: modelo
  • → Tagalog: modelo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

modello

1. first-person singular present indicative of modellare

Anagrams

• medollo