vetta

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin vitta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvet.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: vét‧ta

Noun

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vetta f (plural vette)

  1. top, summit, crown (of a hill etc.)
    Synonym: vertice
    la vetta della montagnamountaintop
  2. (figurative, by extension) peak, high point
    la vetta della mia carrierathe peak of my career
  3. (figurative, by extension) first place, commanding position, top
    la vetta della classifica
    the top of the rankings
  4. (literary) end of a branch
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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vetta n

  1. definite plural of vett

Etymology 2

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vetta n

  1. definite plural of vette

Pali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit वेत्र (vetra).

Noun

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vetta n

  1. twig, rod, staff

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish vita, vet(t)a, from Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see). Doublet of veta.

Verb

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vetta (present vetter, preterite vette, supine vett, imperative vett)

  1. be oriented towards
    Fönstret vetter mot sjön
    The window is oriented towards the lake

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