preposto

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin praepositus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /preˈpo.sto/, /preˈpɔ.sto/[1]
  • Rhymes: -osto, -ɔsto
  • Hyphenation: pre‧pó‧sto, pre‧pò‧sto

Participle

preposto (feminine preposta, masculine plural preposti, feminine plural preposte)

  1. past participle of preporre

Noun

preposto m (plural preposti)

  1. provost
  2. parish priest
  3. prefect

References

  1. ^ preposto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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