abitante

Italian

Etymology

abit(are) +‎ -ante

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.biˈtan.te/
  • Stress: abitànte
  • Hyphenation: a‧bi‧tan‧te

Participle

abitante

  1. present participle of abitare: inhabiting

Noun

abitante m or f (plural abitanti)

  1. inhabitant
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell] (paperback), 12th edition, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XX, lines 82–87, page 303:
      Quindi passando la vergine cruda ¶ vide terra, nel mezzo del pantano, ¶ sanza coltura e d’abitanti nuda. ¶ Lì, per fuggire ogne consorzio umano, ¶ ristette con suoi servi a far sue arti, ¶ e visse, e vi lasciò suo corpo vano.
      Passing that way the virgin pitiless land in the middle of the fen descried, untilled and naked of inhabitants; there to escape all human intercourse, ⁠she with her servants stayed, her arts to practise, and lived, and left her empty body there.
  2. denizen
  3. occupant

Anagrams

References
  • abitante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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