obtecto
Italian
Alternative forms
- obtetto
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obtēctus (“covered”), perfect passive participle of obtegō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obˈtɛk.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛkto
- Hyphenation: ob‧tèc‧to
Adjective
obtecto (feminine obtecta, masculine plural obtecti, feminine plural obtecte)
- (entomology) obtect (of a pupa)
Further reading
- obtecto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Participle
obtēctō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of obtēctus