"macchietta" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /makˈkjet.ta/ Forms: macchiette [plural]
Rhymes: -etta Etymology: From macchia + -etta. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:af|macchia|-etta}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-ittus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-etto", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-etta", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "macchietta", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="macchietta">, {{af|it|macchia|-etta}} macchia + -etta Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} macchietta f (plural macchiette)
  1. little spot; speckle Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macchietta-it-noun-LfJbJpM5
  2. sketch (little drawing) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macchietta-it-noun-pJwjmt9F Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian terms suffixed with -etta, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 14 72 14 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -etta: 16 67 16 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 17 65 17
  3. strange or ridiculous person Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macchietta-it-noun-Qzghch4u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macchiettare, macchiettista
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} macchietta
  1. third-person singular present indicative of macchiettare Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: macchiettare
    Sense id: en-macchietta-it-verb-vWHAsPdK Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 4 6 4 86 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 21 8 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 8 2 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 7 2 88 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 14 4 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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