"motto" meaning in Italian

See motto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔt.to/ Forms: motti [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔtto Etymology: From Latin muttum (“mutter”). Compare Catalan and French mot (“word”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|muttum||mutter}} 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 Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-motto-it-noun-yU6wLrfy Disambiguation of Heraldry: 25 25 25 25
  2. motto, maxim Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-motto-it-noun-eybaxV9S Disambiguation of Heraldry: 25 25 25 25
  3. posy (motto inscribed inside a ring) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-motto-it-noun-XNHMQXLq Disambiguation of Heraldry: 25 25 25 25 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 36 17 46 2
  4. (Gallicism) word Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-motto-it-noun-mMHrTuk0 Disambiguation of Heraldry: 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

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    },
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    }
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    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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Download raw JSONL data for motto meaning in Italian (1.8kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Gallicism",
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