vieto

See also: vietò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvjɛ.to/, /ˈvje.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛto, -eto
• Hyphenation: viè‧to, vié‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin vetus (“old”), from Proto-Italic *wetos (“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *wétos.

Adjective

vieto (feminine vieta, masculine plural vieti, feminine plural viete)

1. (literary) old

   Synonyms: antico, (poetic) prisco, vecchio

   Antonyms: (of people) giovane, (of things) recente, (of things) moderno

2. (derogatory) antiquated, outdated

   Synonyms: antiquato, desueto, inattuale, obsoleto, sorpassato, superato, vecchio, vetusto

   Antonyms: attuale, moderno

3. (regional, rare) rancid or stale (of food)

   Synonyms: ammuffito, avariato, guasto, raffermo, rancido, stantio

   Antonym: fresco

Derived terms

• vietume

Related terms

• vecchio
• veterano
• vetusto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vieto

1. first-person singular present indicative of vietare

Anagrams

• evito, evitò

Latin

Verb

viētō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of vieō