"topo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɔ.po/ Forms: topi [plural], topa [feminine], topìno [diminutive], topolìno [diminutive], topétto [uncommon], topettìno [uncommon], topóne [augmentative], topolóne [augmentative], topàccio [pejorative]
Rhymes: -ɔpo Etymology: From Latin talpa (“mole”) with a change in gender. The original [ɫ] appears to have vocalized to [u̯] in pre-literary Tuscan, with the resulting [au̯] regularly yielding [ɔ], as in Latin aurum (“gold”) > Italian òro. Doublet of talpa. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|talpa||mole}} Latin talpa (“mole”), {{doublet|it|talpa}} Doublet of talpa Head templates: {{it-noun|m|aug=topóne,topolóne|dim=topìno,topolìno;topétto<q:less common>,topettìno|f=+|pej=topàccio}} topo m (plural topi, feminine topa, diminutive topìno or topolìno; (less common) topétto or topettìno, augmentative topóne or topolóne, pejorative topàccio)
  1. mouse, rat Tags: masculine Synonyms: sorcio
    Sense id: en-topo-it-noun-p-QkZnh7
  2. (by extension) thief; person acting suspiciously or furtively Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-topo-it-noun-uc6oWCkf
  3. (computing, rare) computer mouse Tags: masculine, rare Categories (topical): Computing Categories (lifeform): Rodents
    Sense id: en-topo-it-noun-azz6b0zF Disambiguation of Rodents: 21 8 71 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 17 80 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 2 13 84 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: topaia, topastro, topesco, topo d'albergo, topo d'appartamento, topo d'auto, topo di treno, toporagno Related terms: ratto [masculine]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "topaia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "topastro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "topesco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "topo d'albergo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "topo d'appartamento"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "topo d'auto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "topo di treno"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "toporagno"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "talpa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "mole"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin talpa (“mole”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "talpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of talpa",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin talpa (“mole”) with a change in gender. The original [ɫ] appears to have vocalized to [u̯] in pre-literary Tuscan, with the resulting [au̯] regularly yielding [ɔ], as in Latin aurum (“gold”) > Italian òro. Doublet of talpa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "topi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topìno",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topolìno",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topétto",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topettìno",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topóne",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topolóne",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topàccio",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "aug": "topóne,topolóne",
        "dim": "topìno,topolìno;topétto<q:less common>,topettìno",
        "f": "+",
        "pej": "topàccio"
      },
      "expansion": "topo m (plural topi, feminine topa, diminutive topìno or topolìno; (less common) topétto or topettìno, augmentative topóne or topolóne, pejorative topàccio)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "tò‧po"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ratto"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mouse, rat"
      ],
      "id": "en-topo-it-noun-p-QkZnh7",
      "links": [
        [
          "mouse",
          "mouse"
        ],
        [
          "rat",
          "rat"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sorcio"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thief; person acting suspiciously or furtively"
      ],
      "id": "en-topo-it-noun-uc6oWCkf",
      "links": [
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ],
        [
          "suspicious",
          "suspicious"
        ],
        [
          "furtive",
          "furtive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) thief; person acting suspiciously or furtively"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Computing",
          "orig": "it:Computing",
          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 17 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 13 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 8 71",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Rodents",
          "orig": "it:Rodents",
          "parents": [
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "computer mouse"
      ],
      "id": "en-topo-it-noun-azz6b0zF",
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "computer",
          "computer"
        ],
        [
          "mouse",
          "mouse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing, rare) computer mouse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɔ.po/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔpo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "topo"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian doublets",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Pages with 15 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔpo",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔpo/2 syllables",
    "it:Rodents"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "topaia"
    },
    {
      "word": "topastro"
    },
    {
      "word": "topesco"
    },
    {
      "word": "topo d'albergo"
    },
    {
      "word": "topo d'appartamento"
    },
    {
      "word": "topo d'auto"
    },
    {
      "word": "topo di treno"
    },
    {
      "word": "toporagno"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "talpa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "mole"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin talpa (“mole”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "talpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of talpa",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin talpa (“mole”) with a change in gender. The original [ɫ] appears to have vocalized to [u̯] in pre-literary Tuscan, with the resulting [au̯] regularly yielding [ɔ], as in Latin aurum (“gold”) > Italian òro. Doublet of talpa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "topi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topìno",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topolìno",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topétto",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topettìno",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topóne",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topolóne",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "topàccio",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "aug": "topóne,topolóne",
        "dim": "topìno,topolìno;topétto<q:less common>,topettìno",
        "f": "+",
        "pej": "topàccio"
      },
      "expansion": "topo m (plural topi, feminine topa, diminutive topìno or topolìno; (less common) topétto or topettìno, augmentative topóne or topolóne, pejorative topàccio)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "tò‧po"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ratto"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mouse, rat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mouse",
          "mouse"
        ],
        [
          "rat",
          "rat"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sorcio"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thief; person acting suspiciously or furtively"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ],
        [
          "suspicious",
          "suspicious"
        ],
        [
          "furtive",
          "furtive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) thief; person acting suspiciously or furtively"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with rare senses",
        "it:Computing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "computer mouse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "computer",
          "computer"
        ],
        [
          "mouse",
          "mouse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing, rare) computer mouse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɔ.po/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔpo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "topo"
}

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