See also: affettò

French edit

Etymology edit

Shortened from the Italian musical direction con affetto.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Adverb edit

affetto

  1. (music) gracefully
  2. (music) tenderly, softly

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin affectus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /afˈfɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧to

Adjective edit

affetto (feminine affetta, masculine plural affetti, feminine plural affette)

  1. affected
    essere affetto dato suffer from

Etymology 2 edit

From Latin affectus (noun).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /afˈfɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧to

Noun edit

affetto m (plural affetti)

  1. affection
  2. the object of one's affection

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /afˈfɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧to

Verb edit

affetto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of affettare (to affect, to feign)

Etymology 4 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /afˈfet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: af‧fét‧to

Verb edit

affetto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of affettare (to slice, to knife)