fesso

Italian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Semantic extension of Etymology 2?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛs.so/
• Rhymes: -ɛsso
• Hyphenation: fès‧so

Adjective

fesso (feminine fessa, masculine plural fessi, feminine plural fesse)

1. tired

Etymology 2

From Latin fissus (“split, cloven”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidtós (“id”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfes.so/
• Rhymes: -esso
• Hyphenation: fés‧so

Participle

fesso (feminine fessa, masculine plural fessi, feminine plural fesse)

1. past participle of fendere

Adjective

fesso (feminine fessa, masculine plural fessi, feminine plural fesse)

1. ruptured, cracked
2. wounded

Noun

fesso m (plural fessi)

1. (rare, Tuscan) opening, crack, chink

   Synonym: fessura

2. (archaic or literary) cut, split

Related terms

• fessura

Etymology 3

From a euphemistic usage of Etymology 2, via the feminine form fessa, in southern Italy.^[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfes.so/
• Rhymes: -esso
• Hyphenation: fés‧so

Adjective

fesso (feminine fessa, masculine plural fessi, feminine plural fesse)

1. silly
2. idiotic

Noun

fesso m (plural fessi, feminine fessa)

1. twit, idiot

References

1. fesso1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
2. fesso2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• fosse

Latin

Adjective

fessō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fessus