dritto

Italian

Etymology

Contraction/syncopation of diritto, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus (or from a syncopated form *drēctus; compare French droit, Catalan dret, Romanian drept), from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of diretto.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dritto]
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Adjective

dritto (feminine singular dritta, masculine plural dritti, feminine plural dritte)

  1. straight, direct
  2. upright, erect, straight
  3. right, right-hand
  4. (knitting) plain, knit
  5. (familiar) crafty, sly
  6. obverse (side of a coin, medal or badge)

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Adverb

dritto

  1. straight, directly

Synonyms

Noun

dritto m (plural dritti)

  1. right side
  2. (knitting) plain stitch, knit stitch
  3. (tennis) forehand
  4. (familiar) crafty person, sly person

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þridjô.

Ordinal number

dritto

  1. third

Descendants
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