atto

See also: Atto, attó, attõ, attò, attō, and atto-

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈat.to/
  • Rhymes: -atto
  • Hyphenation: àt‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin actus.

Noun

atto m (plural atti)

  1. act
Further reading
  • atto2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From Latin aptus.

Adjective

atto (feminine atta, masculine plural atti, feminine plural atte)

  1. fit or capable (for a specified task)
    Synonyms: idoneo, appropriato, acconcio, adeguato
Derived terms
Further reading
  • atto1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *attō.

Cognates:
Cognate with Old Dutch *atto, *etto, Old Frisian *atta, Old English *ætta, *atta, Old Norse Atti (possibly), Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), also Latin atta.

Noun

atto m

  1. father

Descendants
  • Middle High German: atte
    • Alemannic German: Ätti, Ätte
      Italian Walser: attu, àttu, attò
      • ⇒ Alemannic German: Großätti, Großatt
    • Bavarian: Ätt
    • ⇒? Cimbrian: tatta

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [atto]

Noun

atto (possessed attotü)

  1. Alternative form of a'to (“rope, twine, snell”)
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