indistinto

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin indistīnctus, from in- + distīnctus, perfect passive participle of Latin distinguō. By surface analysis, in- + distinto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.diˈstin.to/
  • Rhymes: -into
  • Hyphenation: in‧di‧stìn‧to

Adjective

indistinto (feminine indistinta, masculine plural indistinti, feminine plural indistinte)

  1. indistinct, vague, blurred
    Synonyms: confuso, debole, vago
    Antonym: distinto

Derived terms

Further reading

  • indistinto in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • indistinto in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • indistinto in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • indistìnto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • indistinto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • indistinto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin indistīnctus. By surface analysis, in- + distinto.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒisˈt͡ʃĩ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒiʃˈt͡ʃĩ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒisˈt͡ʃĩ.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.dɨʃˈtĩ.tu/, /ĩ.diʃˈtĩ.tu/

  • Rhymes: -ĩtu
  • Hyphenation: in‧dis‧tin‧to

Adjective

indistinto (feminine indistinta, masculine plural indistintos, feminine plural indistintas)

  1. indistinct (not clearly defined)
    Antonym: distinto

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin indistīnctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /indisˈtinto/ [ĩn̪.d̪isˈt̪ĩn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -into
  • Syllabification: in‧dis‧tin‧to

Adjective

indistinto (feminine indistinta, masculine plural indistintos, feminine plural indistintas)

  1. indistinct

Derived terms

Further reading

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