scopo

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See also: scopò

Italian

Etymology 1

From Late Latin scopus (target).

Pronunciation

Noun

scopo m (plural scopi)

  1. aim, end, goal
    Synonyms: fine, intento, meta, motivo, obiettivo, ragione
    Per quale scopo?For what purpose?
    È privo di scopo.It's pointless.
    • 1947, Primo Levi, “Sul fondo”, in Se questo è un uomo [If This Is a Man], Torino: Einaudi, published 1987, →ISBN, page 31:
      Le cuccette sono rifatte, ma ci hanno severamente proibito di toccarle e di sedervi sopra: così ci aggiriamo senza scopo per metà della giornata nel breve spazio disponibile, ancora tormentati dalla sete furiosa del viaggio.
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Descendants
  • English: scope
    • Irish: scóp

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsko.po/
  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Hyphenation: scó‧po

Verb

scopo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of scopare

References

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

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, look (out) for).

Verb

scopō (present infinitive scopere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to probe, look into, search
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From scōpae (broom).

Verb

scōpō (present infinitive scōpāre, perfect active scōpāvī, supine scōpātum); first conjugation

  1. to brush or sweep away
Conjugation
Descendants

References

  • scopo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scopo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.