coscritto

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈskrit.to/
  • Rhymes: -itto
  • Hyphenation: co‧scrìt‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin cōnscrīptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (to enroll, enlist).

Alternative forms

Adjective

coscritto (feminine coscritta, masculine plural coscritti, feminine plural coscritte)

  1. (Ancient Rome) enrolled, enlisted (of senators)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French conscrit, from Latin cōnscrīptus.

Noun

coscritto m (plural coscritti)

  1. (uncommon) draftee, conscript
    Synonym: recluta

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

coscritto (feminine coscritta, masculine plural coscritti, feminine plural coscritte)

  1. past participle of coscrivere: conscripted, drafted

Further reading

  • coscritto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana