"tetto" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtet.to/ Forms: tetti [plural]
Rhymes: -etto Etymology: Inherited from Latin tēctum (“roof”). Compare French toit, Portuguese teto, Spanish techo. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|tēctum||roof|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin tēctum (“roof”), {{inh+|it|la|tēctum||roof}} Inherited from Latin tēctum (“roof”), {{cog|fr|toit}} French toit, {{cog|pt|teto}} Portuguese teto, {{cog|es|techo}} Spanish techo Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} tetto m (plural tetti)
  1. roof Tags: error-lua-exec, masculine
    Sense id: en-tetto-it-noun-0aDW9HB0 Categories (other): Roofing Disambiguation of Roofing: 87 13
  2. cap (artificial upper limit) Tags: error-lua-exec, masculine
    Sense id: en-tetto-it-noun-uz0M8XVc Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Building materials, Manufacturing Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Building materials: 6 94 Disambiguation of Manufacturing: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: senzatetto, tettoia

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "senzatetto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tettoia"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Slavomolisano",
      "lang_code": "svm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "tito"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "tēctum",
      "tectum#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "toit",
      "toit#French"
    ],
    [
      "teto",
      "teto#Portuguese"
    ],
    [
      "techo",
      "techo#Spanish"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "roof",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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    },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "French toit",
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    },
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        "2": "teto"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese teto",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "techo"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish techo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin tēctum (“roof”). Compare French toit, Portuguese teto, Spanish techo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tetti",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "tét‧to"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "tét‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The water enters from the roof.",
          "text": "L'acqua entra dal tetto.",
          "translation": "The water enters from the roof.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ]
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        "error-lua-exec",
        "masculine"
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        },
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          "name": "Manufacturing",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "cap (artificial upper limit)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "error-lua-exec",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtet.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-etto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tetto"
}
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    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/etto",
    "Rhymes:Italian/etto/2 syllables",
    "it:Building materials",
    "it:Manufacturing",
    "it:Roofing"
  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "tettoia"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "svm",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "tito"
    }
  ],
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      "tēctum",
      "tectum#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "toit",
      "toit#French"
    ],
    [
      "teto",
      "teto#Portuguese"
    ],
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      "techo",
      "techo#Spanish"
    ]
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
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        "ts": ""
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      "expansion": "Latin tēctum (“roof”)",
      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "la",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "teto"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese teto",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "techo"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish techo",
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tetti",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m"
      },
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "tét‧to"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "tét‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
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            [
              18,
              23
            ]
          ],
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              26,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The water enters from the roof.",
          "text": "L'acqua entra dal tetto.",
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        }
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        "masculine"
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        "cap (artificial upper limit)"
      ],
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          "cap"
        ]
      ],
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        "error-lua-exec",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtet.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-etto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tetto"
}

Download raw JSONL data for tetto meaning in Italian (2.5kB)

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