scelto

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Italian

Etymology

Past participle of scegliere, corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *exeltus, from *exelctus, from *exēlēctus, from Latin ex (out of, from) + ēlēctus (picked, chosen, elected). Compare Sicilian sceltu, scertu, Venetan sièlto, Friulian sielt; see also French élit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃel.to/
  • Rhymes: -elto
  • Hyphenation: scél‧to
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Adjective

scelto (feminine scelta, masculine plural scelti, feminine plural scelte)

  1. chosen
  2. selected
  3. top quality; exquisite

Derived terms

Participle

scelto (feminine scelta, masculine plural scelti, feminine plural scelte)

  1. past participle of scegliere

Further reading

  • scelto in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • scelto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • scelto in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • scelto in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • scelto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • scelto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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