spaurato
Italian
Etymology
spaur(are) (“to frighten, scare”) + -ato (1st conjugation past participle suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spau̯ˈra.to/, [s̪päu̯ˈr̺äːt̪o̞]
- Hyphenation: spau‧rà‧to
Participle
spaurato m (feminine singular spaurata, masculine plural spaurati, feminine plural spaurate)
Adjective
spaurato (feminine singular spaurata, masculine plural spaurati, feminine plural spaurate)
Synonyms
Noun
spaurato m (plural spaurati)
- One who is afraid or frightened.
- 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell] (paperback), 12th edition, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXII, page 331:
- «Se voi volete vedere o udire», ¶ ricominciò lo spaürato appresso, ¶ «Toschi o Lombardi, io ne farò venire; […] »
- "If you desire either to see or hear," ¶ the terror-stricken recommenced thereon, ¶ "Tuscans or Lombards, I will make them come."
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