そっと

Japanese
Alternative spelling
密と

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) そと (soto)
  • (emphatic) そおっと (sōtto), そーっと (sōtto), そうっと (sōtto)

Etymology

Originally そと (soto).[1]

Italian sotto is a false friend. と (-to) is a common adverb element.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) そっと [sòttó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞t̚to̞]

Adverb

そっと • (sotto) ←そつと (sotuto)?

  1. (onomatopoeia) softly, gently, quietly
    そっと扉(とびら)を開(ひら)く
    sotto tobira o hiraku
    to open the door gently

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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