galeotto

See also: Galeotto

Italian

Etymology

From galea +‎ -otto. Compare Sicilian galiotu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.leˈɔt.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔtto
• Hyphenation: ga‧le‧òt‧to

Noun

galeotto m (plural galeotti)

1. (historical) galley slave
2. (historical) steersman, helmsman
   • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VIII”, in Inferno [Hell]‎^[1], line 17; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     sotto ’l governo d’un sol galeoto […]

     under the guidance of a single helmsman […]

   • 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto II”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory]‎^[3], line 27; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[4], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     allor che ben conobbe il galeotto […]

     once he recognized the steersman […]

3. Galeotto

Noun

galeotto m (plural galeotti, feminine galeotta)

1. convict

Related terms

• galea

Further reading

• galeotto¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Logoteta, logoteta