proposito
See also: propósito
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōpositum (“plan, intention”, literally “that which is proposed”), neuter form of prōpositum, perfect passive participle of prōpōnō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈpɔ.zi.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔzito
- Hyphenation: pro‧pò‧si‧to
Noun
proposito m (plural propositi)
- purpose, intention, plan, design
- fermo proposito ― firm resolution
- di proposito ― on purpose, intentionally
- aim, object, purpose, purport
- il mio proposito, nello scrivere questo saggio, era di... ― my aim, in writing this essay, was to...
- subject, point
- a proposito di ― on the subject of; a propos; in regard
- a proposito ― in that regard; by the way
Derived terms
- a proposito
- a proposito di
- a tal proposito
- di proposito
- in proposito
Related terms
- proporre
- propositivo
- propositore
- proposizione
Further reading
- proposito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Participle
prōpositō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prōpositus
Portuguese
Verb
proposito
- first-person singular present indicative of propositar
Noun
proposito m (plural propositos)
- Obsolete spelling of propósito