bistento
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈstɛn.to/, /biˈsten.to/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛnto, -ento
- Hyphenation: bi‧stèn‧to, bi‧stén‧to
Etymology 1
Deverbal from bistentare (“to wait anguishedly”) + -o.
Noun
bistento m (plural bistenti)
- (obsolete, literary) anxious or worried expectation
- Synonym: pena
Further reading
- bistento in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bistento
- first-person singular present indicative of bistentare
References
- stento in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)