colto

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of verb colō (“to till, to cultivate”), originating from Proto-Indo-European *kʷl̥tós, derived from the root *kʷel- (“to turn”). Doublet of culto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkol.to/
• Rhymes: -olto
• Hyphenation: cól‧to

Adjective

colto (feminine colta, masculine plural colti, feminine plural colte, superlative coltissimo)

1. cultivated (of land)

   Synonym: coltivato

   Antonym: incolto

   terreni colti e incolti ― cultivated and uncultivated fields

2. cultured, well-educated, cultivated (of people)

   Synonyms: acculturato, istruito

   Antonyms: ignorante, incolto

   il professore è un uomo molto colto ― the professor is a very well-educated man

3. cultured, refined (e.g. of speech, writing)

   quel giornalista scrive in maniera colta e raffinata ― that journalist has a cultured and refined way of writing

4. (obsolete, participial) venerated, revered

   Synonyms: riverito, venerato

   • 16th century, Annibale Caro, transl., Eneide [Aeneid]‎^[1], Florence: Leonardo Ciardetti, translation of Aeneis by Virgil, published 1827, Libro II, page 120:

     […] un antico ¶ e deserto delubro, a cui vicino ¶ sorge un cipresso, già molt'anni e molti ¶ in onor della Dea serbato e colto.

     an ancient, deserted shrine, next to which a cypress tree rises, preserved and revered over many, many years in the Goddess' name

Noun

colto m (plural colti)

1. (literary) cultivated field

Related terms

• colere
• culto

Etymology 2

From Latin collectus, perfect passive participle of verb colligō (“to gather, to collect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔlto
• Hyphenation: còl‧to

Participle

colto (feminine colta, masculine plural colti, feminine plural colte)

1. past participle of cogliere

Related terms

• colletta

Anagrams

• Cloto