fatuo

See also: fátuo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fatuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.tu.o/, /ˈfa.two/
• Rhymes: -atuo, -atwo
• Hyphenation: fà‧tu‧o, fà‧tuo

Adjective

fatuo (feminine fatua, masculine plural fatui, feminine plural fatue)

1. fatuous, vain
2. superficial

Derived terms

• fatuamente
• fuoco fatuo

Related terms

• fatuità

Further reading

• fatuo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

fatuō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fatuus

Spanish

Alternative forms

• fato

Etymology

From Latin fatuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatwo/ [ˈfa.t̪wo]
• Rhymes: -atwo
• Syllabification: fa‧tuo

Adjective

fatuo (feminine fatua, masculine plural fatuos, feminine plural fatuas)

1. fatuous, vain

Related terms

• fuego fatuo
• infatuar

 

Further reading

• “fatuo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10