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nitido

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin nitidus. Doublet of the inherited netto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈni.ti.do/
  • Rhymes: -itido
  • Hyphenation: nì‧ti‧do

Adjective

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nitido (feminine nitida, masculine plural nitidi, feminine plural nitide)

  1. sharp (of an image)
  2. clear
  3. limpid
  4. clean

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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A verb based on nitidus (shining).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nitidō (present infinitive nitidāre, perfect active nitidāvī, supine nitidātum); first conjugation

  1. to make bright or shining; polish, smooth
  2. to wash, bathe

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • >? Asturian: ñidiar, nidiar
  • Friulian: netâ
  • Italian: nettare
  • Venetan: netar

Adjective

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nitidō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nitidus

References

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  • nitido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nitido in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.