perito
See also: peritó
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
perito (feminine perita, masculine plural periti, feminine plural perite)
- (literary) expert, skillful
- Synonyms: capace, competente, pratico, preparato
- Antonyms: incapace, incompetente, imperito, impreparato, inesperto
Noun edit
perito m (plural periti)
Usage notes edit
- Albeit masculine, the noun is used in reference to both males and females. The rare feminine form perita also exists.
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin peritus, past participle of pereō (“to disappear; to die”).
Participle edit
perito (feminine perita, masculine plural periti, feminine plural perite)
- past participle of perire
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /peˈriː.toː/, [pɛˈriːt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈri.to/, [peˈriːt̪o]
Verb edit
perītō
References edit
- “perito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin perītus.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to
Adjective edit
perito (feminine perita, masculine plural peritos, feminine plural peritas)
- expert (extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable)
- Synonyms: especialista, experto
Noun edit
perito m (plural peritos)
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability)
- Synonyms: especialista, experto
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
perito (feminine perita, masculine plural peritos, feminine plural peritas)
- expert
- experienced
- Synonyms: experimentado, avezado, ducho
Noun edit
perito m (plural peritos)
- expert
- (law) expert witness (ellipsis of perito judicial.)
- Synonym: testigo pericial
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
perito
Further reading edit
- “perito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish perito, from Latin perītus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
perito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓ)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “perito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018