そっと

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
密と

Alternative forms

(obsolete) そと (soto)
(emphatic) そおっと (sōtto), そーっと (sōtto), そうっと (sōtto)

Etymology

Originally そと (soto).^[1]

Italian sotto is a false friend. と (-to) is a common adverb element.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そっと (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Adverb

そっと • (sotto) ^{←そつと (sotuto)^?}

(onomatopoeia) softly, gently, quietly
そっと扉(とびら)を開(ひら)く
sotto tobira o hiraku
to open the door gently

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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