"motto" meaning in Italian

See motto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔt.to/ Forms: motti [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔtto Etymology: Inherited from Latin muttum (“mutter”). Compare Catalan and French mot (“word”). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:muttum<t:mutter>}} [Appendix:Glossary#back-formation|Back-formation]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "muttīre", "gloss" : "to mutter, murmur, talk quietly", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "muttio", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "back-formation" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "muttum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "motto", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="motto">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|muttum||mutter|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin muttum (“mutter”), {{inh+|it|la|muttum||mutter}} Inherited from Latin muttum (“mutter”), {{cog|ca,fr|mot||word}} Catalan and French mot (“word”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} motto m (plural motti)
  1. witty remark Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-motto-it-noun-yU6wLrfy Categories (other): Heraldry Disambiguation of Heraldry: 25 25 25 25
  2. motto, maxim Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-motto-it-noun-eybaxV9S Categories (other): Heraldry Disambiguation of Heraldry: 25 25 25 25
  3. posy (motto inscribed inside a ring) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-motto-it-noun-XNHMQXLq Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Heraldry Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 29 4 62 4 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 32 8 52 8 Disambiguation of Heraldry: 25 25 25 25
  4. (Gallicism) word Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-motto-it-noun-mMHrTuk0 Categories (other): Heraldry Disambiguation of Heraldry: 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Gallicism) word"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔt.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔtto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "motto"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Gallicism",
  "path": [
    "motto"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "motto",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Gallicism",
  "path": [
    "motto"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "motto",
  "trace": ""
}

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