"そっと" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [so̞t̚to̞] Forms: sotto [romanization], sotuto [romanization], そつと [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Originally そと (soto). Italian sotto is a false friend. と (-to) is a common adverb element. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|そと}} そと (soto), {{nc|it|sotto}} Italian sotto, {{m|ja|と|tr=-to}} と (-to) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|hhira=そつと}} そっと • (sotto) ^(←そつと (sotuto)?)
  1. (onomatopoeia) softly, gently, quietly Tags: onomatopoeic Synonyms: そと (soto) [obsolete], そおっと (sōtto) [emphatic], そーっと (sōtto), そうっと (sōtto)

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      },
      "expansion": "Italian sotto",
      "name": "nc"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "sotuto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
    {
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        "hiragana",
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          "english": "to open the door gently",
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              "扉",
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            ],
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              "開",
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        "romanization"
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              "開",
              "ひら"
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