"mentecatto" meaning in Italian

See mentecatto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /men.teˈkat.to/ Forms: mentecatta [feminine], mentecatti [masculine, plural], mentecatte [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -atto Etymology: From Latin mente captus (“insane”, “mad”, literally “seized by the mind”). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*men-|*keh₂p-}}, {{uder|it|la|mente captus||insane”, “mad|lit=seized by the mind}} Latin mente captus (“insane”, “mad”, literally “seized by the mind”) Head templates: {{it-adj}} mentecatto (feminine mentecatta, masculine plural mentecatti, feminine plural mentecatte)
  1. half-witted
    Sense id: en-mentecatto-it-adj-MBvNCAYT Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 33 1 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 35 31 32 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 31 35 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 32 34 1
  2. imbecilic
    Sense id: en-mentecatto-it-adj-Mxmz-17t Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 33 1 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 35 31 32 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 31 35 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 32 34 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mentecattaggine

Noun

IPA: /men.teˈkat.to/ Forms: mentecatti [plural]
Rhymes: -atto Etymology: From Latin mente captus (“insane”, “mad”, literally “seized by the mind”). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*men-|*keh₂p-}}, {{uder|it|la|mente captus||insane”, “mad|lit=seized by the mind}} Latin mente captus (“insane”, “mad”, literally “seized by the mind”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} mentecatto m (plural mentecatti)
  1. half-wit Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mentecatto-it-noun-sFWIm8Sf Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 33 1 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 35 31 32 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 31 35 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 32 34 1
  2. imbecile Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mentecatto-it-noun-1r4Mn7B4

Inflected forms

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