sospetto
See also: sospettò
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin suspectus (“mistrusted, suspected”, adjective), perfect passive participle of suspiciō (“to mistrust, suspect”).
Adjective edit
sospetto (feminine sospetta, masculine plural sospetti, feminine plural sospette)
- suspicious, suspect, questionable
- suspected
- Synonyms: presunto, sospettato
- smelly
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
sospetto m (plural sospetti, feminine sospetta)
Etymology 2 edit
Deverbal from sospettare (“to suspect”) + -o.
Noun edit
sospetto m (plural sospetti)
- suspicion, doubt, misgivings
- Synonyms: diffidenza, dubbio
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
sospetto