colto

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of verb colō (to till, to cultivate), originating from Proto-Indo-European *kʷl̥tós, derived from the root *kʷel- (to turn). Doublet of culto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkol.to/
  • Rhymes: -olto
  • Hyphenation: cól‧to

Adjective

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colto (feminine colta, masculine plural colti, feminine plural colte, superlative coltissimo)

  1. cultivated (of land)
    Synonym: coltivato
    Antonym: incolto
    terreni colti e incolticultivated and uncultivated fields
  2. cultured, well-educated, cultivated (of people)
    Synonyms: acculturato, istruito
    Antonyms: ignorante, incolto
    il professore è un uomo molto coltothe professor is a very well-educated man
  3. cultured, refined (e.g. of speech, writing)
    quel giornalista scrive in maniera colta e raffinatathat journalist has a cultured and refined way of writing
  4. (obsolete, participial) venerated, revered
    Synonyms: riverito, venerato
    • 16th century, Annibale Caro, transl., Eneide [Aeneid]‎[1], Florence: Leonardo Ciardetti, translation of Aeneis by Virgil, published 1827, Libro II, page 120:
      [] un antico ¶ e deserto delubro, a cui vicino ¶ sorge un cipresso, già molt'anni e molti ¶ in onor della Dea serbato e colto.
      an ancient, deserted shrine, next to which a cypress tree rises, preserved and revered over many, many years in the Goddess' name

Noun

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colto m (plural colti)

  1. (literary) cultivated field
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Etymology 2

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From Latin collectus, perfect passive participle of verb colligō (to gather, to collect).

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Participle

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colto (feminine colta, masculine plural colti, feminine plural colte)

  1. past participle of cogliere
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