"castrato" meaning in Italian

See castrato in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kasˈtra.to/ Forms: castrata [feminine], castrati [masculine, plural], castrate [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ato Etymology: From Latin castrātus. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:castrātus}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "castrato", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="castrato">, {{inh|it|la|castrātus}} Latin castrātus Head templates: {{it-adj}} castrato (feminine castrata, masculine plural castrati, feminine plural castrate)
  1. castrated, gelded, neutered
    Sense id: en-castrato-it-adj-AAj6sDfP

Noun

IPA: /kasˈtra.to/ Forms: castrati [plural]
Rhymes: -ato Etymology: From Latin castrātus. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:castrātus}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "castrato", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="castrato">, {{inh|it|la|castrātus}} Latin castrātus Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} castrato m (plural castrati)
  1. wether Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-castrato-it-noun-XPDoqRHS Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 28 43 19 10 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 0 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 30 45 17 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 31 47 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 31 47 12 10
  2. mutton Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-castrato-it-noun-P~aMFQLP Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 0 35 35 30

Verb

IPA: /kasˈtra.to/ Forms: castrata [feminine], castrati [masculine, plural], castrate [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ato Etymology: From Latin castrātus. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:castrātus}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "castrato", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="castrato">, {{inh|it|la|castrātus}} Latin castrātus Head templates: {{it-pp}} castrato (feminine castrata, masculine plural castrati, feminine plural castrate)
  1. past participle of castrare Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: castrare
    Sense id: en-castrato-it-verb-vBtwGNqq Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 0 35 35 30

Inflected forms

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