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Italian
Etymology
Past participle of assetare (“to make thirsty”), derived from sete (“thirst”, noun)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.seˈta.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: as‧se‧tà‧to
Participle
assetato (feminine assetata, masculine plural assetati, feminine plural assetate)
- past participle of assetare
Adjective
assetato (feminine assetata, masculine plural assetati, feminine plural assetate)
- thirsty (needing to drink)
- Synonyms: (obsolete, rare) setoso, (literary) sitibondo, (literary) siziente
- arid, dry (of things)
- Synonyms: (literary) adusto, (literary) arente, arido, secco, riarso
- Antonyms: bagnato, (poetic) rorido, umido
- (figurative) thirsty (craving)
- Synonyms: bramoso, desideroso, (literary) sitibondo
Noun
assetato m (plural assetati, feminine assetata)
- one who is thirsty
Further reading
- assetato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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