nuto
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nūtum, accusative case form of nūtus (“nod”, noun).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnu.to/, [ˈn̺uːt̪o]
- Stress: nùto
- Hyphenation: nu‧to
Noun
nuto m (plural nuti) (literary, rare)
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Frequentative verb of *nuō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnuː.toː/
Verb
nūtō (present infinitive nūtāre, perfect active nūtāvī, supine nūtātum); first conjugation
- I nod (the head).
- I signal or gesture to give a command.
- (figuratively) I sway, stagger, totter.
- (figuratively) I waver, hesitate, doubt.
Inflection
1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Related terms
- nūtābilis
- nūtābundus
- nūtāmen
- nūtātiō
Descendants
References
- nuto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nuto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nuto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Etymology
Noun
nuto m (plural nutos)
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