affetto

See also: affettò

French

Etymology

Shortened from the Italian musical direction con affetto.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

affetto

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

Further reading

• “affetto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• étoffât

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin affectus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. affected

   essere affetto da ― to suffer from

Etymology 2

From Latin affectus (noun).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

affetto m (plural affetti)

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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

affetto

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

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

affetto

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