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affetto

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See also: affettò

French

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Etymology

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Shortened from the Italian musical direction con affetto.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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affetto

  1. (music) gracefully
  2. (music) tenderly, softly

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin affectus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afˈfɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧to

Adjective

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affetto (feminine affetta, masculine plural affetti, feminine plural affette)

  1. affected
    essere affetto dato suffer from

Etymology 2

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From Latin affectus (noun).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afˈfɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧to

Noun

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affetto m (plural affetti)

  1. affection
  2. the object of one's affection

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afˈfɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧to

Verb

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affetto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of affettare (to affect, to feign)

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afˈfet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: af‧fét‧to

Verb

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affetto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of affettare (to slice, to knife)