pianto

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See also: piantò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjan.to/
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Hyphenation: piàn‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin planctus.

Participle

pianto (feminine pianta, masculine plural pianti, feminine plural piante)

  1. past participle of piangere

Noun

pianto m (plural pianti)

  1. crying, weeping
    • 1851, Giuseppe Verdi (lyrics and music), “La donna è mobile”, in Rigoletto:
      Sempre un amabile, leggiadro viso, in pianto o in riso, è menzognero.
      Always a lovely, pretty face, in tears or in laughter, it is untrue

Etymology 2

Verb

pianto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of piantare

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

piantō

  1. third-person plural future active imperative of piō