fisso

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See also: fissò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfis.so/
  • Rhymes: -isso
  • Hyphenation: fìs‧so

Etymology 1

From Latin fixus, from figō. In this modern form, it may be an early borrowing or semi-learned term; however as the one of the variant archaic past participles of the verb figgere, it may be inherited. Doublet of fitto.

Adjective

fisso (feminine fissa, masculine plural fissi, feminine plural fisse)

  1. fixed
    sguardo fissofixed stare
  2. regular, stable, steady
    cliente fissoregular (customer)
    coppia fissasteady couple
Related terms

Adverb

fisso

  1. fixedly, intently
    Synonym: fissamente

Noun

fisso m (plural fissi)

  1. fixed salary, fixed pay, fixed allowance
    un fisso mensilea monthly allowance; a monthly pay
  2. home phone

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fisso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fissare

Further reading

  • fisso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • fisso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • fisso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • fisso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • fisso in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • fisso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

fissō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fissus