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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. tired

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Participle

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

  1. past participle of fendere

Adjective

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

  1. ruptured, cracked
  2. wounded

Noun

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fesso m (plural fessi)

  1. (rare, Tuscan) opening, crack, chink
    Synonym: fessura
  2. (archaic or literary) cut, split
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Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. silly
  2. idiotic

Noun

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fesso m (plural fessi, feminine fessa)

  1. twit, idiot

References

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  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

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Latin

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Adjective

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fessō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fessus