assorto

assorto

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin absorptus, perfect passive participle of absorbeō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈsɔr.to/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔrto
• Hyphenation: as‧sòr‧to

Adjective

assorto (feminine assorta, masculine plural assorti, feminine plural assorte)

1. (usually followed by in) engrossed, absorbed

Derived terms

• assortamente

Participle

assorto (feminine assorta, masculine plural assorti, feminine plural assorte)

1. (archaic or poetic) past participle of assorbire (“to absorb, soak up; to assimilate”)

Etymology 2

Past participle of assorgere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈsor.to/, /asˈsɔr.to/[1]
• Rhymes: -orto, -ɔrto
• Hyphenation: as‧sór‧to, as‧sòr‧to

Participle

assorto (feminine assorta, masculine plural assorti, feminine plural assorte)

1. past participle of assorgere (“to rise”)

References

1. assorto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

• assorto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana