riposo

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See also: riposò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈpɔ.zo/, (traditional) /riˈpɔ.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔzo, (traditional) -ɔso
  • Hyphenation: ri‧pò‧so

Etymology 1

Deverbal from riposare +‎ -o. Compare French repos, Spanish reposo, Portuguese repouso, Romanian repaus.

Noun

riposo m (plural riposi)

  1. rest, repose, break
    eterno riposo ― eternal rest
  2. sleep, rest
  3. retirement
    Synonym: pensione
    andare a riposo ― to retire
    a riposo ― retired
  4. (military) standing at ease
    riposo! ― (stand) at ease!
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

riposo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of riposare (all meanings)

References

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

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