affetti

English

Etymology

Italian affetti

Noun

affetti (uncountable)

1. (art) Human passion and feelings expressed through gesture

References

• Grove Art Online
• Helen Langdon "affetti" The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Ed. Hugh Brigstocke. Oxford University Press, 2001.

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afˈfɛt.ti/
• Rhymes: -ɛtti
• Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧ti

Adjective

affetti

1. masculine plural of affetto

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afˈfɛt.ti/
• Rhymes: -ɛtti
• Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧ti

Noun

affetti m

1. plural of affetto

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afˈfɛt.ti/
• Rhymes: -ɛtti
• Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧ti

Verb

affetti

1. inflection of affettare (“to affect, to feign”):
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afˈfet.ti/
• Rhymes: -etti
• Hyphenation: af‧fét‧ti

Verb

affetti

1. inflection of affettare (“to slice, to knife”):
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• affitte