See also: fissò

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfis.so/
  • Rhymes: -isso
  • Hyphenation: fìs‧so

Etymology 1

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From Latin fixus, from figō. In this modern form, it may be an early borrowing or semi-learned term; however as the one of the variant archaic past participles of the verb figgere, it may be inherited. Doublet of fitto.

Adjective

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fisso (feminine fissa, masculine plural fissi, feminine plural fisse)

  1. fixed
    sguardo fissofixed stare
  2. regular, stable, steady
    cliente fissoregular (customer)
    coppia fissasteady couple
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Adverb

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fisso

  1. fixedly, intently
    Synonym: fissamente

Noun

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fisso m (plural fissi)

  1. fixed salary, fixed pay, fixed allowance
    un fisso mensilea monthly allowance; a monthly pay
  2. home phone

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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fisso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fissare

Further reading

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  • fisso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • fisso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • fisso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • fisso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • fisso in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • fisso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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fissō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fissus