proposito

See also: propósito

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpositum (“plan, intention”, literally “that which is proposed”), neuter form of prōpositum, perfect passive participle of prōpōnō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈpɔ.zi.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔzito
• Hyphenation: pro‧pò‧si‧to

Noun

proposito m (plural propositi)

1. purpose, intention, plan, design

   fermo proposito ― firm resolution

   di proposito ― on purpose, intentionally

2. aim, object, purpose, purport

   il mio proposito, nello scrivere questo saggio, era di... ― my aim, in writing this essay, was to...

3. subject, point

   a proposito di ― on the subject of; a propos; in regard

   a proposito ― in that regard; by the way

Derived terms

• a proposito
• a proposito di
• a tal proposito
• di proposito
• in proposito

Related terms

• proporre
• propositivo
• propositore
• proposizione

Further reading

• “proposito”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Participle

prōpositō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prōpositus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Verb

proposito

1. first-person singular present indicative of propositar

Etymology 2

Noun

proposito m (plural propositos)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of propósito