assunto

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin assumptus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈsun.to/
  • Rhymes: -unto
  • Hyphenation: as‧sùn‧to

Participle

assunto (feminine assunta, masculine plural assunti, feminine plural assunte)

  1. past participle of assumere

Adjective

assunto (feminine assunta, masculine plural assunti, feminine plural assunte)

  1. assumed
  2. employed, engaged

Noun

assunto m (plural assunti)

  1. proposition

Latin

Verb

assuntō

  1. third-person plural future active imperative of assum

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin assumptus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Audio (Portugal, Porto):(file)

Noun

assunto m (plural assuntos)

  1. subject, topic, theme
    • 1930 January 5, “Resenha da semana ”, in Jornal do Commercio, volume 20, Rio de Janeiro, page 10:
      Interessante é que outra resolução desse mesmo Conselho Regional, attinente ao assumpto, tambem escapo de suas attribuições
      It is interesting that another resolution by this same Regional Council, pertaining to the subject, also failed in its attributions
  2. affair, thing

Quotations

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