proposito

See also: propósito

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpositum (“plan, intention”, literally “that which is proposed”), neuter form of prōpositum, perfect passive participle of prōpōnō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /proˈpɔ.zi.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔzito
  • Stress: propòsito
  • Hyphenation: pro‧po‧si‧to

Noun

proposito m (plural propositi)

  1. purpose, intention, plan, design
    fermo proposito ― firm resolution
    di proposito ― on purpose, intentionally
  2. aim, object, purpose, purport
    il mio proposito, nello scrivere questo saggio, era di... ― my aim, in writing this essay, was to...
  3. subject, point
    a proposito di ― on the subject of; a propos; in regard
    a proposito ― in that regard; by the way

Derived terms

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

Latin

Participle

prōpositō

  1. dative masculine singular of prōpositus
  2. dative neuter singular of prōpositus
  3. ablative masculine singular of prōpositus
  4. ablative neuter singular of prōpositus

Portuguese

Verb

proposito

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of propositar

Noun

proposito m (plural propositos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of propósito
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