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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈspɛt.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛtto
- Hyphenation: so‧spèt‧to
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin suspectus (“mistrusted, suspected”, adjective), perfect passive participle of suspiciō (“to mistrust, suspect”).
Adjective
sospetto (feminine sospetta, masculine plural sospetti, feminine plural sospette)
- suspicious, suspect, questionable
- Synonyms: equivoco, losco
- suspected
- Synonyms: presunto, sospettato
- smelly
Derived terms
Noun
sospetto m (plural sospetti, feminine sospetta)
- suspect (suspected person)
- inkling
Etymology 2
Deverbal from sospettare (“to suspect”) + -o.
Noun
sospetto m (plural sospetti)
- suspicion, doubt, misgivings
- Synonyms: diffidenza, dubbio
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sospetto
- first-person singular present indicative of sospettare
Further reading
- sospetto1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- sospetto2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana