coscritto
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈskrit.to/
- Rhymes: -itto
- Hyphenation: co‧scrìt‧to
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin cōnscrīptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“to enroll, enlist”).
Alternative forms
- conscritto (archaic)
Adjective
coscritto (feminine coscritta, masculine plural coscritti, feminine plural coscritte)
- (Ancient Rome) enrolled, enlisted (of senators)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French conscrit, from Latin cōnscrīptus.
Noun
coscritto m (plural coscritti)
- (uncommon) draftee, conscript
- Synonym: recluta
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
coscritto (feminine coscritta, masculine plural coscritti, feminine plural coscritte)
- past participle of coscrivere: conscripted, drafted
Further reading
- coscritto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana