finto
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Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French feinte, from feindre (“to feign”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
finto (accusative singular finton, plural fintoj, accusative plural fintojn)
Derived terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin fictus, probably through a Vulgar Latin root *finctus, with a nasal infix. Compare French feint, Lombard fint and Piedmontese fint.
Adjective[edit]
finto (feminine finta, masculine plural finti, feminine plural finte)
- false; fake; intended to mislead or distract
- un attacco finto
- a feint
- (literally, “a false attack”)
- insincere; feigned
- il suo dolore è finto
- his pain is feigned
- fare il finto tonto ― to play dumb (literally, “do the feigned dumb”)
- hypocritical
- artificial
- (relational) imitation
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
finto m (plural finti)
Derived terms[edit]
Participle[edit]
finto (feminine finta, masculine plural finti, feminine plural finte)
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
finto
Further reading[edit]
- finto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
finto
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- Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Esperanto terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeyǵʰ-
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- Rhymes:Italian/into/2 syllables
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