fuso

Galician

Etymology

From Latin fusus.

Noun

fuso m (plural fusos)

  1. spindle

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uzo

Etymology 1

From Latin fūsus, past participle of fundō (“I pour out”), from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.

Verb

fuso m (feminine singular fusa, masculine plural fusi, feminine plural fuse)

  1. past participle of fondere
  2. past participle of fondersi

Adjective

fuso (feminine singular fusa, masculine plural fusi, feminine plural fuse)

  1. melted
  2. cast
  3. (informal, figuratively) worn-out
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin fūsus, of unclear origin.

Noun

fuso m (plural fusi m, archaic and literary fusa f)

  1. (spinning) spindle
  2. (heraldry) fusil
Usage notes

The archaic feminine plural fusa is only used in expressions:

fare le fusa ― to purr
Derived terms

Latin

Noun

fūsō

  1. dative singular of fūsus
  2. ablative singular of fūsus

Participle

fūsō

  1. dative masculine singular of fūsus
  2. dative neuter singular of fūsus
  3. ablative masculine singular of fūsus
  4. ablative neuter plural of fūsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fūsus.

Noun

fuso m (plural fusos)

  1. (spinning) spindle (rod used for spinning and winding thread)

Derived terms

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