cernita

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin cernĭtu(m) (compare Classical Latin crētus), perfect passive participle of cernō. By surface analysis, cernere + -ita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛr.ni.ta/, /t͡ʃerˈni.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrnita, -ita
  • Hyphenation: cèr‧ni‧ta, cer‧nì‧ta

Noun

cernita f (plural cernite)

  1. sorting, selection, choice

Further reading

  • cernita in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • cernita in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • cernita in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • cernita in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • cèrnita in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • cèrnita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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