contrapposto
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian contrapposto, past participle of contrapporre.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /kɒntɹəˈpɒstəʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editcontrapposto (countable and uncountable, plural contrapposto or contrapposti)
Italian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /kon.trapˈpo.sto/, /kon.trapˈpɔ.sto/[1]
- Rhymes: -osto, -ɔsto
- Hyphenation: con‧trap‧pó‧sto, con‧trap‧pò‧sto
Participle
editcontrapposto (feminine contrapposta, masculine plural contrapposti, feminine plural contrapposte)
Adjective
editcontrapposto (feminine contrapposta, masculine plural contrapposti, feminine plural contrapposte)
Descendants
edit- → English: contrapposto
- → German: Kontrapost
References
edit- ^ posto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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