snello
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *snellus (“brisk, lively”) (compare Old French esnel, isnel (“sudden, quick”), Occitan isnel, irnel (“lively”)), from Frankish *snell, *snel (“sudden, quick”) from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (“active, sudden, quick”). Akin to Old High German snel, snell (“bold, agile, lively, swift, brisk”). More at snell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈznɛl.lo/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛllo
- Hyphenation: snèl‧lo
Adjective
snello (feminine snella, masculine plural snelli, feminine plural snelle)
- (uncommon) fast, quick
- (uncommon) agile, deft, nimble
- thin, slender
- (figuratively) easy
Related terms
- snellamente
- snellezza
- snellire
Further reading
- snello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana