davvero

Italian

Alternative forms

davero (regional)

Etymology

Univerbation of da +‎ vero.

The pronunciation with -vv- is due to the word's spelling being fossilized with the syntactic gemination of the traditional (Tuscan) pronunciation of da. The pronunciation with a single -v- reflects the regional and now standard pronunciation of da.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /davˈve.ro/
- Hyphenation: dav‧vé‧ro
(regional)
Audio (file)
IPA^(key): /daˈve.ro/
Rhymes: -ero

Adverb

davvero

really, in fact
Synonyms: realmente, veramente

Chi amo davvero? ― Whom do I really love?
certainly, seriously
actually

Anagrams

avvedrò, ravvedo

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