dritto

Italian

Etymology

Contraction/syncopation of diritto, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus (or from Late Latin drictus; compare French droit, Catalan dret, Romanian drept, Sicilian drittu), from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of diretto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrit.to/

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• Rhymes: -itto
• Hyphenation: drìt‧to

Adjective

dritto (feminine dritta, masculine plural dritti, feminine plural dritte)

1. straight, direct

   Synonyms: diritto, retto

   Antonym: storto

2. upright, erect, straight

   Synonyms: diritto, verticale, eretto, ritto

   Antonyms: mancino, sinistro

3. right, right-hand

   Synonym: destro

4. (knitting) plain, knit

   Antonym: rovescio

5. (informal) crafty, sly

   Synonym: astuto

6. obverse (side of a coin, medal or badge)

Derived terms

• drittamente

Adverb

dritto

1. straight, directly

   Synonyms: diritto, diretto, direttamente

Noun

dritto m (plural dritti)

1. right side
2. (knitting) plain stitch, knit stitch
3. (tennis) forehand
4. (informal) crafty person, sly person

Related terms

• diritto
• dritta
• drittata
• drittofilo
• drittone

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þriddjō.

Numeral

dritto

1. third

Descendants

• Middle High German: dritte, drite, tritte
  • German: dritte
  • Yiddish: דריט (drit)