"velluto" meaning in Italian

See velluto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /velˈlu.to/ Forms: velluta [feminine], velluti [masculine, plural], vellute [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -uto Etymology: From Late Latin villūtus, derived from Latin villus (“hair, tuft”). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=wool}}, {{inh|it|la-lat|villūtus}} Late Latin villūtus, {{der|it|la|villus|t=hair, tuft}} Latin villus (“hair, tuft”) Head templates: {{it-adj}} velluto (feminine velluta, masculine plural velluti, feminine plural vellute)
  1. (literary) shaggy, hairy Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-velluto-it-adj-p1Y8PZka
  2. (botany, poetic) villous, covered (on fruits, flowers and other plant parts) by elements like small, soft hairs Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-velluto-it-adj-IUzEh6gy Categories (other): Botany, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 27 4 4 16 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 14 32 3 2 14 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 16 32 2 2 15 33 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (archaic, dialectal) velvety, made of soft, hairy fabric Tags: archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-velluto-it-adj-87f164Bs Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 27 4 4 16 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 14 32 3 2 14 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 16 32 2 2 15 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /velˈlu.to/ Forms: velluti [plural]
Rhymes: -uto Etymology: From Late Latin villūtus, derived from Latin villus (“hair, tuft”). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=wool}}, {{inh|it|la-lat|villūtus}} Late Latin villūtus, {{der|it|la|villus|t=hair, tuft}} Latin villus (“hair, tuft”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} velluto m (plural velluti)
  1. velvet (material) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-velluto-it-noun-GxZ2W1Z8
  2. (figurative) like velvet, underlining softness and shine Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-velluto-it-noun-EYbUxjyF
  3. (biology) the skin covering the horns of giraffids (permanent) and cervids (temporary) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-velluto-it-noun-Jk6FUkSH Categories (other): Biology, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 27 4 4 16 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 14 32 3 2 14 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 16 32 2 2 15 33 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vellutare
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /velˈlu.to/
Rhymes: -uto Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} velluto
  1. first-person singular present indicative of vellutare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: vellutare
    Sense id: en-velluto-it-verb-i4QU-A0R Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 27 4 4 16 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 14 32 3 2 14 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 16 32 2 2 15 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "links": [
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "skin",
          "skin"
        ],
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ],
        [
          "giraffid",
          "giraffid"
        ],
        [
          "cervid",
          "cervid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology) the skin covering the horns of giraffids (permanent) and cervids (temporary)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/velˈlu.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "velluto"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Italian 3-syllable words",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/uto",
    "Rhymes:Italian/uto/3 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
      "name": "nonlemma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "velluto",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "vel‧lù‧to"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "vel‧lù‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "vellutare"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular present indicative of vellutare"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vellutare",
          "vellutare#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/velˈlu.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "velluto"
}

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