putto

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English

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Etymology

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Anonymous, Allégorie de l’Hiver (Allegory of Winter, c. 1760), which depicts four putti around a fire.
Statues by Antonio Giuseppe Sartori of Saint Sebastian flanked by two putti (a. 1793), in Pécs Cathedral, Pécs, Hungary.

Borrowed from Italian putto (cupid, putto; boy), from Latin putus (boy), a variant of pūsus ((little) boy), from puer (boy, lad; child),[1] from Proto-Italic *puweros, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (few, little; smallness).

The plural form putti is also borrowed from Italian putti.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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putto (plural putti or (rare) puttos or (rare) puttoes)

  1. (art) A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.
    • 1938, “1788: Piety Weeping at the Tomb of Benevolence, a Model of a Monument to be Erected in Whitechapel Church, to the Memory of Dr [Robert] Markham the Late Rector, at the Expence of His Parishioners”, in C[harles] F[rancis] Bell, editor, Annals of Thomas Banks, Sculptor, Royal Academician: [], Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: At the University Press, →OCLC, page 72:
      There is in the porch of the present church a tablet to Luke Flood (died 1818) which has much the appearance of having been made up of portions of earlier monuments. It is surmounted by a bas-relief of a winged boy holding an inverted torch. But not only is he a baby putto, not a youth, and without an urn, but the style and execution scarcely seem worthy of [Thomas] Banks even when not at his best.
    • 1971, Jacob Bean, Felice Stampfle, “Oil Sketches by 18th Century Italian Artists from New York Collections [GIOVANNI BATTISTA PITTONI [...] 22. The Crucifixion.]”, in The Eighteenth Century in Italy (Drawings from New York Collections; III), New York, N.Y.: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Pierpont Morgan Library, →ISBN, page 333:
      The Carmelite scapulars held by the putto and young male saint on the right indicate that the altarpiece was intended for a church of the Carmelite order.
    • 1973, “Analysis of Beauty: Etched and Engraved from Drawings, March 1753 [84: Plate I: Third State]”, in Sean Shesgreen, editor, Engravings by Hogarth: 101 Prints, New York, N.Y.: Dover Publications, →ISBN, column 1:
      A second putto with a gallows in its hand cries at the judge's feet.
    • 1990, Oskar Bätschmann, “Deliverance – Destruction”, in Nicolas Poussin: Dialectics of Painting, London: Reaktion Books, →ISBN, part I, page 62:
      In The Youth of Bacchus (illus. 51) [by Nicolas Poussin], a painting produced before 1630, the figures are arranged in a triangle. The young Bacchus is at the top, the putti lying on the ground and the feet of the sitting figures mark the base-line and the lower corner, while the sides are designated by the nymphs and satyrs.
    • 1990, Kristine Koozin, “The Vanitas Still Life”, in The Vanitas Still Lifes of Harmen Steenwyck: Metaphoric Realism (Renaissance Studies; 1), Lewiston, N.Y., Queenston, Ont.: Edwin Mellen Press, →ISBN, page 25:
      The picture shows a putto who has just blown bubbles through a clay tube. He holds a scallop shell of soapy water and leans against a skull. [...] In picture and verse the imagery echoes classical and biblical metaphors for the brevity of a man's life. The fresh flower is in contrast to the dying tree like the putto as childhood innocence is opposed by the death's head.
    • 2004, Richard [Alan] Fortey, “Up and Down”, in The Earth: An Intimate History, London: HarperCollins, →ISBN; Earth: An Intimate Portrait, 1st Vintage Books edition, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, November 2005, →ISBN, page 15:
      The walls [of Naples Cathedral] have ranks of white marble niches capped by huge marble scallops, and flanked by urns and flowers, drapes and putti.
    • 2005, David Farrell Krell, “God’s Footstool”, in The Tragic Absolute: German Idealism and the Languishing of God, Indianapolis, Ind.: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 160:
      Whatever the case, the evangelical animals are appreciably larger than the puttos of the painting. The animals gaze upward, their mouths gaping. They are cawing, bellowing, roaring out the Gospel. [...] Only the attendant puttos seem to be taking the divine afflatus or descent in stride.
    • 2018, Claudia La Malfa, “Copies of Raphael’s Mythological Paintings in the Collection of Cardinal Ludovisi”, in Maddalena Bellavitis, editor, Making Copies in European Art 1400–1600: Shifting Tastes, Modes of Transmission, and Changing Contexts (Brill’s Studies in Intellectual History; 286; Brill’s Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History; 30), Leiden, Boston, Mass.: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 347:
      A Galatea with Triton, 5 puttoes and 5 other figures, painted frame in fake marble and gilded, 12 palmi in height, copy of Raphael made by Caracci.

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References

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  1. ^ putto, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2007; putto, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Italian putto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈputːo/, [ˈput̪ːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -utːo
  • Syllabification(key): put‧to

Noun

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putto

  1. putto, cherub

Declension

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Inflection of putto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative putto putot
genitive puton puttojen
partitive puttoa puttoja
illative puttoon puttoihin
singular plural
nominative putto putot
accusative nom. putto putot
gen. puton
genitive puton puttojen
partitive puttoa puttoja
inessive putossa putoissa
elative putosta putoista
illative puttoon puttoihin
adessive putolla putoilla
ablative putolta putoilta
allative putolle putoille
essive puttona puttoina
translative putoksi putoiksi
abessive putotta putoitta
instructive putoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of putto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative puttoni puttoni
accusative nom. puttoni puttoni
gen. puttoni
genitive puttoni puttojeni
partitive puttoani puttojani
inessive putossani putoissani
elative putostani putoistani
illative puttooni puttoihini
adessive putollani putoillani
ablative putoltani putoiltani
allative putolleni putoilleni
essive puttonani puttoinani
translative putokseni putoikseni
abessive putottani putoittani
instructive
comitative puttoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative puttosi puttosi
accusative nom. puttosi puttosi
gen. puttosi
genitive puttosi puttojesi
partitive puttoasi puttojasi
inessive putossasi putoissasi
elative putostasi putoistasi
illative puttoosi puttoihisi
adessive putollasi putoillasi
ablative putoltasi putoiltasi
allative putollesi putoillesi
essive puttonasi puttoinasi
translative putoksesi putoiksesi
abessive putottasi putoittasi
instructive
comitative puttoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative puttomme puttomme
accusative nom. puttomme puttomme
gen. puttomme
genitive puttomme puttojemme
partitive puttoamme puttojamme
inessive putossamme putoissamme
elative putostamme putoistamme
illative puttoomme puttoihimme
adessive putollamme putoillamme
ablative putoltamme putoiltamme
allative putollemme putoillemme
essive puttonamme puttoinamme
translative putoksemme putoiksemme
abessive putottamme putoittamme
instructive
comitative puttoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative puttonne puttonne
accusative nom. puttonne puttonne
gen. puttonne
genitive puttonne puttojenne
partitive puttoanne puttojanne
inessive putossanne putoissanne
elative putostanne putoistanne
illative puttoonne puttoihinne
adessive putollanne putoillanne
ablative putoltanne putoiltanne
allative putollenne putoillenne
essive puttonanne puttoinanne
translative putoksenne putoiksenne
abessive putottanne putoittanne
instructive
comitative puttoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative puttonsa puttonsa
accusative nom. puttonsa puttonsa
gen. puttonsa
genitive puttonsa puttojensa
partitive puttoaan
puttoansa
puttojaan
puttojansa
inessive putossaan
putossansa
putoissaan
putoissansa
elative putostaan
putostansa
putoistaan
putoistansa
illative puttoonsa puttoihinsa
adessive putollaan
putollansa
putoillaan
putoillansa
ablative putoltaan
putoltansa
putoiltaan
putoiltansa
allative putolleen
putollensa
putoilleen
putoillensa
essive puttonaan
puttonansa
puttoinaan
puttoinansa
translative putokseen
putoksensa
putoikseen
putoiksensa
abessive putottaan
putottansa
putoittaan
putoittansa
instructive
comitative puttoineen
puttoinensa

Synonyms

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian putto.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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putto m (plural puttos or putti)

  1. putto

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin pūtus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈput.to/
  • Rhymes: -utto
  • Hyphenation: pùt‧to

Noun

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putto m (plural putti)

  1. (art) putto, cherub, cupid
    Synonym: amorino
  2. (rare) child

Descendants

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  • English: putto

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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putto m

  1. singular nominative of putta

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian putto.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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putto n or m animal

  1. (art) putto, cupid, cherub, amoretto
    Synonyms: amorek, kupidyn, kupido

Declension

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Neuter declension:

Masculine animate declension:

Further reading

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  • putto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • putto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian putto.

Noun

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putto n (plural putti)

  1. (art) putto, cherub, cupid

Declension

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References

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  • putto in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN