"scelto" meaning in Italian

See scelto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃel.to/ Forms: scelta [feminine], scelti [masculine, plural], scelte [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -elto Etymology: Past participle of scegliere, corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *exeltus, from *exelctus, from *exēlēctus, from Latin ex (“out of, from”) + ēlēctus (“picked, chosen, elected”). Compare Sicilian sceltu, scertu, Venetan sièlto, Friulian sielt; see also French élit. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la-vul|*exeltus}} Vulgar Latin *exeltus, {{inh|it|la|-}} Latin, {{cog|scn|sceltu}} Sicilian sceltu, {{cog|vec|sièlto}} Venetan sièlto, {{cog|fur|sielt}} Friulian sielt, {{cog|fr|élit}} French élit Head templates: {{it-adj}} scelto (feminine scelta, masculine plural scelti, feminine plural scelte)
  1. chosen
    Sense id: en-scelto-it-adj-e-QD48yC Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 11 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 7 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 3 25
  2. selected
    Sense id: en-scelto-it-adj-18u7aIsu Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 11 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 7 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 3 25
  3. top quality; exquisite
    Sense id: en-scelto-it-adj-o0N7CGtb Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 11 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sceltamente, sceltume

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃel.to/ Forms: scelta [feminine], scelti [masculine, plural], scelte [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -elto Etymology: Past participle of scegliere, corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *exeltus, from *exelctus, from *exēlēctus, from Latin ex (“out of, from”) + ēlēctus (“picked, chosen, elected”). Compare Sicilian sceltu, scertu, Venetan sièlto, Friulian sielt; see also French élit. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la-vul|*exeltus}} Vulgar Latin *exeltus, {{inh|it|la|-}} Latin, {{cog|scn|sceltu}} Sicilian sceltu, {{cog|vec|sièlto}} Venetan sièlto, {{cog|fur|sielt}} Friulian sielt, {{cog|fr|élit}} French élit Head templates: {{it-pp}} scelto (feminine scelta, masculine plural scelti, feminine plural scelte)
  1. past participle of scegliere Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: scegliere
    Sense id: en-scelto-it-verb-bMYRdct1 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 11 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 7 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 3 25

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "Friulian sielt",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃel.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elto"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fur",
        "2": "sielt"
      },
      "expansion": "Friulian sielt",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "feminine"
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