risposta

Italian

Etymology 1

From rispondere, corrupted by posta, feminine past participle of porre. Compare Asturian and Spanish respuesta; Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese resposta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riˈspo.sta/, /riˈspɔ.sta/[1]
  • Rhymes: -osta, -ɔsta
  • Hyphenation: ri‧spó‧sta, ri‧spò‧sta

Noun

risposta f (plural risposte)

  1. answer, reply, response, feedback

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riˈspo.sta/, /riˈspɔ.sta/[2]
  • Rhymes: -osta, -ɔsta
  • Hyphenation: ri‧spó‧sta, ri‧spò‧sta

Participle

risposta f sg

  1. feminine singular of risposto

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riˈspɔ.sta/[3]
  • Rhymes: -ɔsta
  • Hyphenation: ri‧spò‧sta

Verb

risposta

  1. inflection of rispostare (“to move again, to transfer again”):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References
  1. risposta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. risposta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  3. risposta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian risposta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rɪsˈpɔs.ta/

Noun

risposta f (plural risposti)

  1. answer; reply; response
    Synonym: tweġiba
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