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): /ˈdrit.to/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -itto
- Hyphenation: drìt‧to
Adjective
dritto (feminine dritta, masculine plural dritti, feminine plural dritte)
- straight, direct
- Synonyms: diritto, retto
- Antonym: storto
- upright, erect, straight
- Synonyms: diritto, verticale, eretto, ritto
- Antonyms: mancino, sinistro
- right, right-hand
- Synonym: destro
- (knitting) plain, knit
- Antonym: rovescio
- (informal) crafty, sly
- Synonym: astuto
- obverse (side of a coin, medal or badge)
Derived terms
- drittamente
Adverb
dritto
- straight, directly
- Synonyms: diritto, diretto, direttamente
Noun
dritto m (plural dritti)
- right side
- (knitting) plain stitch, knit stitch
- (tennis) forehand
- (informal) crafty person, sly person
Related terms
- diritto
- dritta
- drittata
- drittofilo
- drittone
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þriddjō.
Numeral
dritto
- third
Descendants
- Middle High German: dritte, drite, tritte
- German: dritte
- Yiddish: דריט (drit)