modello

See also: modellò

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Italian modello.

NounEdit

modello (plural modellos or modelli)

  1. A preparatory sketch or study for a painting or other artwork.

ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /moˈdɛl.lo/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Syllabification: mo‧dèl‧lo

Etymology 1Edit

From a variant of Late Latin modulus.

NounEdit

modello m (plural modelli, feminine modella, diminutive modellìno or (with specific meanings) modellétto, pejorative modellàccio, derogatory modellùccio)

  1. model
  2. mould/mold
  3. pattern
  4. (fashion) (male) model
  5. blueprint
  6. mockup
  7. template
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • English: modello
  • Greek: μοντέλο (montélo)

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

modello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of modellare

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