vetta
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See also: vettä
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
vetta f (plural vette)
- top, summit, crown (of a hill etc.)
- Synonym: vertice
- la vetta della montagna ― mountaintop
- (figurative, by extension) peak, high point
- la vetta della mia carriera ― the peak of my career
- (figurative, by extension) first place, commanding position, top
- la vetta della classifica
- the top of the rankings
- (literary) end of a branch
Related terms
- vettaiolo
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Noun
vetta n
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Noun
vetta n
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Etymology
Noun
vetta n
Declension
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vettaṃ | vettāni |
| Accusative (second) | vettaṃ | vettāni |
| Instrumental (third) | vettena | vettehi or vettebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vettassa or vettāya or vettatthaṃ | vettānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vettasmā or vettamhā or vettā | vettehi or vettebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vettassa | vettānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vettasmiṃ or vettamhi or vette | vettesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vetta | vettāni |
Declension table of "vetta" (neuter)
Etymology
From Old Swedish vita, vet(t)a, from Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”). Doublet of veta.
Verb
vetta (present vetter, preterite vette, supine vett, imperative vett)
- be oriented towards
- Fönstret vetter mot sjön
- The window is oriented towards the lake
References
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