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Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin absorptus, perfect passive participle of absorbeō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asˈsɔr.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔrto
- Hyphenation: as‧sòr‧to
Adjective
assorto (feminine assorta, masculine plural assorti, feminine plural assorte)
- (usually followed by in) engrossed, absorbed
Derived terms
Participle
assorto (feminine assorta, masculine plural assorti, feminine plural assorte)
- (archaic or poetic) past participle of assorbire (“to absorb, soak up; to assimilate”)
Etymology 2
Past participle of assorgere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asˈsor.to/, /asˈsɔr.to/
- Rhymes: -orto, -ɔrto
- Hyphenation: as‧sór‧to, as‧sòr‧to
Participle
assorto (feminine assorta, masculine plural assorti, feminine plural assorte)
- past participle of assorgere (“to rise”)
References
Further reading
- assorto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana