spaurato

Italian

Etymology

From spaur(are) (“to frighten, scare”) +‎ -ato (1^st conjugation past participle suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spa.uˈra.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: spa‧u‧rà‧to

Participle

spaurato (feminine spaurata, masculine plural spaurati, feminine plural spaurate)

1. past participle of spaurare

Adjective

spaurato (feminine spaurata, masculine plural spaurati, feminine plural spaurate)

1. afraid, frightened, scared

   Synonyms: impaurito, spaurito, spaventato

Noun

spaurato m (plural spaurati)

1. one who is afraid or frightened
   • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXII, page 331:

     «Se voi volete vedere o udire», ¶ ricominciò lo spaürato appresso, ¶ «Toschi o Lombardi, io ne farò venire; […] »

     "If you desire either to see or hear," ¶ the terror-stricken recommenced thereon, ¶ "Tuscans or Lombards, I will make them come."

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