dietro

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Italian

Etymology

From an earlier Italian form drieto, from Late Latin dē retrō, from Latin dē + retrō.[1] Compare French derrière.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdjɛ.tro/, /ˈdje.tro/[2]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛtro, -etro
  • Hyphenation: diè‧tro, dié‧tro

Adverb

dietro

  1. behind, at the back
  2. (colloquial) with oneself; along

Derived terms

Preposition

dietro

  1. behind
  2. after, next

Noun

dietro m (invariable)

  1. back, rear
  2. seat (of trousers)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951
  2. ^ dietro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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