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Interlingua
Noun
peccato (plural peccatos)
- sin
Italian
Etymology
From Latin peccātum (“sin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pekˈka.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: pec‧cà‧to
Noun
peccato m (plural peccati or (archaic) peccata f, diminutive peccatino or peccatùccio or peccatuzzo, augmentative peccatóne, pejorative peccatàccio)
- sin
- peccato capitale ― deadly sin
- (figurative, in the singular) bummer, pity
- è un peccato che… ― it's a pity that…
Derived terms
Interjection
peccato
- what a shame!; what a pity!; too bad!
Participle
peccato (feminine peccata, masculine plural peccati, feminine plural peccate)
- past participle of peccare
Further reading
- peccato in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- peccato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
peccātō
- dative/ablative singular of peccātum
Participle
peccātō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of peccātus
Verb
peccātō
- second/third-person singular future active imperative of peccō
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Latin peccatum.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pəkˈkaːtɐ/
Noun
peccato m (plural piccati)
- pity (a regrettable thing)
- sin