Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin contortus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /konˈtɔr.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrto
  • Hyphenation: con‧tòr‧to

Adjective edit

contorto (feminine contorta, masculine plural contorti, feminine plural contorte)

  1. twisted
  2. tortuous
  3. crooked

Derived terms edit

Participle edit

contorto (feminine contorta, masculine plural contorti, feminine plural contorte)

  1. past participle of contorcere

Further reading edit

  • contorto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Participle edit

contortō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of contortus