snello

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *snellus (“brisk, lively”) (compare Old French esnel, isnel (“sudden, quick”), Occitan isnel, irnel (“lively”)), from Frankish *snell, *snel (“sudden, quick”) from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (“active, sudden, quick”). Akin to Old High German snel, snell (“bold, agile, lively, swift, brisk”). More at snell.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈznɛl.lo/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: snèl‧lo

Adjective

snello (feminine snella, masculine plural snelli, feminine plural snelle)

  1. (uncommon) fast, quick
  2. (uncommon) agile, deft, nimble
  3. thin, slender
  4. (figurative) easy

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