privato

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word privato. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word privato, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say privato in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word privato you have here. The definition of the word privato will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofprivato, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /priˈva.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: pri‧và‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin prīvātus.

Adjective

privato (feminine privata, masculine plural privati, feminine plural private, superlative privatissimo)

  1. private, personal
    Synonym: personale
    Antonym: pubblico
Derived terms

Noun

privato m (plural privati, feminine privata)

  1. private person, private citizen
  2. privacy

Etymology 2

From privare.

Participle

privato (feminine privata, masculine plural privati, feminine plural private)

  1. past participle of privare

Further reading

  • privato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

prīvātō

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of prīvō

Adjective

prīvātō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of privatus

Noun

prīvātō

  1. dative/ablative singular of privatus

References

  • privato”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • privato”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • privato in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.