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Catalan
Etymology
From respondre, corrupted by posta, feminine past participle of pondre. Compare Asturian respuesta, Galician resposta, Italian risposta, Portuguese resposta, Spanish respuesta.
Pronunciation
Noun
resposta f (plural respostes)
- answer, response
Related terms
Participle
resposta f sg
- feminine singular of respost
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese resposta, reposta, from responder, corrupted by posta, feminine past participle of põer (Galician pór). Compare Asturian respuesta, Catalan resposta, Italian risposta, Portuguese resposta, Spanish respuesta.
Noun
resposta f (plural respostas)
- answer, response
- Synonym: contestación
- Antonyms: cuestión, interrogación
Italian
Participle
resposta f sg
- feminine singular of resposto
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese resposta, reposta, from responder, corrupted by posta, feminine past participle of põer (Portuguese pôr). Compare Asturian and Spanish respuesta, Catalan and Galician resposta and Italian risposta.
Pronunciation
Noun
resposta f (plural respostas)
- answer, response
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:resposta.
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