peccato

Interlingua

Noun

peccato (plural peccatos)

1. sin

Related terms

• peccar
• peccator

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin peccātum (“sin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pekˈka.to/

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: pec‧cà‧to

Noun

peccato m (plural peccati or (archaic) peccata f, diminutive peccatino or peccatùccio or peccatuzzo, augmentative peccatóne, pejorative peccatàccio)

1. sin

   peccato capitale

   deadly sin

2. (figurative, in the singular) bummer, pity

   è un peccato che…

   it's a pity that…

Derived terms

• peccato capitale
• peccato mortale
• peccato originale
• peccato veniale
• sette peccati capitali

Related terms

• peccaminoso
• peccare
• peccatore

Interjection

peccato

1. what a shame!; what a pity!; too bad!

   Synonym: che peccato

Participle

peccato (invariable)

1. past participle of peccare

Further reading

• peccato in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “peccato”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
• peccato in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Anagrams

• petacco

Latin

Noun

peccātō

1. dative/ablative singular of peccātum

Participle

peccātō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of peccātus

Verb

peccātō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of peccō

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin peccatum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəkˈkaːtɐ/

Noun

peccato m (plural piccati)

1. pity (a regrettable thing)
2. sin