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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈpu.to/
- Rhymes: -uto
- Hyphenation: sa‧pù‧to
Participle
saputo (feminine saputa, masculine plural saputi, feminine plural sapute)
- past participle of sapere
Adjective
saputo (feminine saputa, masculine plural saputi, feminine plural sapute)
- (literary):
- knowledgeable
- Synonym: informato
- experienced; wise
- Synonyms: esperto, saggio
1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto ⅩⅥ, lines 8–9:onde la scorta mia saputa e fida ¶ mi s’accostò e l’omero m’offerse- So my guide, experienced and loyal, came close to me and offered me his shoulder
1478, Luigi Pulci, Morgante, Felice Le Monnier, published 1855, Canto terzo, page 52:Or tu le ragion tue puoi dire a lui, ¶ Che mi pare uomo assai giusto e saputo.- Now, you can explain your reasons to him, who seems to me like a very just and wise man
1891, Giovanni Pascoli, Myricae, published 1905, page 69:il passero saputo in cor già gode, ¶ e il tutto spia dai rami irti del moro- The knowing sparrow is already rejoicing in his heart, and takes a look through the prickly branches of the mulberry
- (by extension) that acts like a know-it-all
Noun
saputo m (plural saputi, feminine saputa)
- know-it-all
Derived terms
Further reading
- saputo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana