sommesso

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin summissus, submissus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /somˈmes.so/
  • Rhymes: -esso
  • Hyphenation: som‧més‧so

Participle[edit]

sommesso (feminine sommessa, masculine plural sommessi, feminine plural sommesse)

  1. past participle of sommettere

Adjective[edit]

sommesso (feminine sommessa, masculine plural sommessi, feminine plural sommesse)

  1. soft, low, subdued (of a sound, voice, etc.)
    • 2013, F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 114:
      Poi dal soggiorno percepii una sorta di mormorio sommesso e parte di una risata seguita dalla voce di Daisy su una nota limpida e artificiale.
      Then from the living room I heard a sort of choking murmur and part of a laugh followed by Daisy's voice on a clear artificial note.
      (literally, “Then from the living room I heard a sort of soft murmur and part of a laugh followed by Daisy's voice on a clear and artificial note.”)

Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

sommesso

  1. in a soft, low, or subdued manner (of a style of speaking, etc.)

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