See also: modellò

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian modello.

Noun edit

modello (plural modellos or modelli)

  1. A preparatory sketch or study for a painting or other artwork.

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /moˈdɛl.lo/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: mo‧dèl‧lo

Etymology 1 edit

From a variant of Late Latin modulus.

Noun edit

modello m (plural modelli, feminine modella, diminutive modellìno or (with specific meanings) modellétto, pejorative modellàccio, derogatory modellùccio)

  1. model
  2. mould/mold
  3. pattern
  4. (fashion) (male) model
  5. blueprint
  6. mockup
  7. template
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • English: modello
  • Greek: μοντέλο (montélo)

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

modello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of modellare

Anagrams edit