virtù

See also: virtu and virtú

Italian

Alternative forms

• vertù
• virtute (archaic)

Etymology

From older virtute, from Latin virtūtem. This form may reflect some semi-learned influence; cf. the variant vertù.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /virˈtu/^*
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: vir‧tù

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Noun

virtù f (invariable)

1. virtue
   • 2004 October 1, “Otto-Code-e-Mezza [Eight-and-a-Half-Tails]”, in Campioni di Kamigawa [Champions of Kamigawa], Wizards of the Coast:

     “La virtù è una luce interiore che può trionfare in qualsiasi anima.”

     “Virtue is an inner light that can prevail in every soul.”

2. power

Antonyms

• vizio

Related terms

• virtuoso

Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• virtü

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /virˈty/

Noun

virtù m (plural virtù)

1. virtue