battito

Italian

Etymology

From battere (“to beat”) +‎ -ito (to nominalise/nominalize the verb).

This construction is modelled on gemito and fremito, which are nouns indirectly derived from Latin verbs. Similarly, tremito was constructed this way (from tremare).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbat.ti.to/
• Rhymes: -attito
• Hyphenation: bàt‧ti‧to

Noun

battito m (plural battiti)

1. beat, beating, throb
2. (music, somewhat rare) baton

   Synonym: bacchetta

Derived terms

• battito cardiaco = battito del cuore (“heartbeat”)

References

1. Il Devoto–Oli (Dizionario italiano da un affiliato di Oxford University Press).

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbat.ti.toː/, [ˈbät̪ːɪt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbat.ti.to/, [ˈbät̪ːit̪o]

Verb

battitō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of battō