apposito
Italian
Etymology
From Latin appositus, perfect passive participle of appōnō (“to appoint; to place near”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apˈpɔ.zi.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔzito
- Hyphenation: ap‧pò‧si‧to
Adjective
apposito (feminine apposita, masculine plural appositi, feminine plural apposite)
- (obsolete) placed (near, before or above)
- c. 1307, Dante Alighieri, “Trattato Primo [First Treatise]”, in Convivio [The Banquet], Florence: Le Monnier, published 1964, Chapter II:
- Nel cominciamento di ciascuno bene ordinato convivio sogliono li sergenti prendere lo pane apposito, e quello purgare da ogni macula.
- At the beginning of every well-ordered banquet the servants customarily take the bread placed on the table and cleanse it of any impurity.
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- appropriate, proper
- Synonyms: adatto, adeguato, appropriato, confacente, idoneo, opportuno
- Antonyms: inadatto, inadeguato, inidoneo, inopportuno
- special
Derived terms
- appositamente
Related terms
- appositivo
- apposizione
Anagrams
- apoptosi
Latin
Participle
appositō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of appositus