"proto" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈprɔ.to/ Forms: proti [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔto Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|grc|πρῶτος||first}} Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} proto m (plural proti)
  1. (archaic or regional) chief of a workforce Tags: archaic, dialectal, masculine
    Sense id: en-proto-it-noun-0EcQ5-u9 Categories (other): Regional Italian
  2. (architecture, regional, Venice) an architect in charge of maintenance and restoration of St Mark's Basilica Tags: masculine, regional Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-proto-it-noun-YfsCLVHI Categories (other): Regional Italian, Venetian Italian Topics: architecture
  3. the chief worker in a print shop, in charge of composition and layout Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-proto-it-noun-AXAK4bb5
  4. (by extension) typographer, typographist Tags: broadly, masculine Synonyms: stampatore, tipografo
    Sense id: en-proto-it-noun-o7Avr1qO Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 8 35 11 44 1
  5. (archaic) know-it-all Tags: archaic, masculine Synonyms: saccente
    Sense id: en-proto-it-noun-yceoiUPG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sproto

Inflected forms

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          "word": "stampatore"
        },
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        }
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    }
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          "word": "stampatore"
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      "ipa": "/ˈprɔ.to/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɔto"
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