See also: quàtto

Italian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkwat.to/
  • Rhymes: -atto
  • Hyphenation: quàt‧to

Adjective

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quatto (feminine quatta, masculine plural quatti, feminine plural quatte)

  1. bent, curled
  2. silent, mute, aloof

Derived terms

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Neapolitan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin quattuor.

Pronunciation

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  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈkwatt(ə)]

Numeral

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quatto

  1. four

References

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  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 285: “tre; quattro” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it