dritto
Italian
Etymology
Contraction/syncopation of diritto, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus (or from a syncopated form *drēctus; compare French droit, Catalan dret, Romanian drept), from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of diretto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dritto]
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Adjective
dritto (feminine singular dritta, masculine plural dritti, feminine plural dritte)
- straight, direct
- upright, erect, straight
- right, right-hand
- (knitting) plain, knit
- (familiar) crafty, sly
- obverse (side of a coin, medal or badge)
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Adverb
dritto
Synonyms
Noun
dritto m (plural dritti)
- right side
- (knitting) plain stitch, knit stitch
- (tennis) forehand
- (familiar) crafty person, sly person
Related terms
- diritto
- dritta
- drittata
- drittofilo
- drittone
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þridjô.
Ordinal number
dritto
- (ordinal) third
Descendants
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