Elisabetta

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, literally “my God is an oath”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.li.zaˈbɛt.ta/, /e.li.zaˈbet.ta/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtta, -etta
  • Hyphenation: E‧li‧sa‧bèt‧ta, E‧li‧sa‧bét‧ta

Proper noun

Elisabetta f

  1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elizabeth
  2. Elizabeth, Elisabeth (biblical characters)

Derived terms
Derived terms

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