spaurato
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From spaur(are) (“to frighten, scare”) + -ato (1st conjugation past participle suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
spaurato (feminine spaurata, masculine plural spaurati, feminine plural spaurate)
Adjective edit
spaurato (feminine spaurata, masculine plural spaurati, feminine plural spaurate)
- afraid, frightened, scared
- Synonyms: impaurito, spaurito, spaventato
Noun edit
spaurato m (plural spaurati)
- one who is afraid or frightened
- 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXII, page 331:
- «Se voi volete vedere o udire», ¶ ricominciò lo spaürato appresso, ¶ «Toschi o Lombardi, io ne farò venire; […] »
- "If you desire either to see or hear," ¶ the terror-stricken recommenced thereon, ¶ "Tuscans or Lombards, I will make them come."