"colto" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkol.to/ Forms: colta [feminine], colti [masculine, plural], colte [feminine, plural], coltissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -olto Etymology: From Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of verb colō (“to till, to cultivate”), originating from Proto-Indo-European *kʷl̥tós, derived from the root *kʷel- (“to turn”). Doublet of culto. Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*kʷel-}}, {{der|it|la|cultus}} Latin cultus, {{m|la|colō||to till, to cultivate}} colō (“to till, to cultivate”), {{der|it|ine-pro||*kʷl̥tós}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷl̥tós, {{m|ine-pro|*kʷel-||to turn}} *kʷel- (“to turn”), {{doublet|it|culto}} Doublet of culto Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=coltissimo}} colto (feminine colta, masculine plural colti, feminine plural colte, superlative coltissimo)
  1. cultivated (of land) Synonyms: coltivato
    Sense id: en-colto-it-adj-PGnnuJc8
  2. cultured, well-educated, cultivated (of people) Synonyms: acculturato, istruito
    Sense id: en-colto-it-adj-5-iwn8Hb
  3. cultured, refined (e.g. of speech, writing)
    Sense id: en-colto-it-adj-p3yWPzKY
  4. (obsolete, participial) venerated, revered Tags: obsolete Synonyms: riverito, venerato
    Sense id: en-colto-it-adj-BGfBHvKH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkol.to/ Forms: colti [plural]
Rhymes: -olto Etymology: From Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of verb colō (“to till, to cultivate”), originating from Proto-Indo-European *kʷl̥tós, derived from the root *kʷel- (“to turn”). Doublet of culto. Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*kʷel-}}, {{der|it|la|cultus}} Latin cultus, {{m|la|colō||to till, to cultivate}} colō (“to till, to cultivate”), {{der|it|ine-pro||*kʷl̥tós}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷl̥tós, {{m|ine-pro|*kʷel-||to turn}} *kʷel- (“to turn”), {{doublet|it|culto}} Doublet of culto Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} colto m (plural colti)
  1. (literary) cultivated field Tags: literary, masculine Related terms: colere, culto
    Sense id: en-colto-it-noun-~nPW6EtR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɔl.to/ Forms: colta [feminine], colti [masculine, plural], colte [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɔlto Etymology: From Latin collectus, perfect passive participle of verb colligō (“to gather, to collect”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|collectus}} Latin collectus, {{m|la|colligō||to gather, to collect}} colligō (“to gather, to collect”) Head templates: {{it-pp}} colto (feminine colta, masculine plural colti, feminine plural colte)
  1. past participle of cogliere Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: cogliere Related terms: colletta
    Sense id: en-colto-it-verb-4GniT4jN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "categories": [
        "Italian literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cultivated field"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cultivated",
          "cultivated"
        ],
        [
          "field",
          "field"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) cultivated field"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkol.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-olto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "colto"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian past participles",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔlto",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔlto/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "collectus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin collectus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "colligō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to gather, to collect"
      },
      "expansion": "colligō (“to gather, to collect”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin collectus, perfect passive participle of verb colligō (“to gather, to collect”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "colta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colti",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colte",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "colto (feminine colta, masculine plural colti, feminine plural colte)",
      "name": "it-pp"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "còl‧to"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "colletta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian past participles"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "cogliere"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past participle of cogliere"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cogliere",
          "cogliere#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔl.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔlto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "colto"
}

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