virtù

See also: virtu and virtú

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older virtute, from Latin virtūs, virtūtem. This form may reflect some semi-learned influence; cf. the variant vertù.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /virˈtu/
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

virtù f

  1. virtue
    • 2004 October 1, “Otto-Code-e-Mezza [Eight-and-a-Half-Tails]”, in Campioni di Kamigawa [Champions of Kamigawa], Wizards of the Coast:
      “La virtù è una luce interiore che può trionfare in qualsiasi anima.”
      “Virtue is an inner light that can prevail in every soul.”
  2. power

Antonyms

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