affetti

English

Etymology

From Italian affetti.

Noun

affetti (uncountable)

  1. (art) Human passion and feelings expressed through gesture.

References

  • Grove Art Online
  • Helen Langdon "affetti" The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Ed. Hugh Brigstocke. Oxford University Press, 2001.

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afˈfɛt.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtti
  • Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧ti

Adjective

affetti

  1. masculine plural of affetto

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afˈfɛt.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtti
  • Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧ti

Noun

affetti m

  1. plural of affetto

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afˈfɛt.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtti
  • Hyphenation: af‧fèt‧ti

Verb

affetti

  1. inflection of affettare (to affect, to feign):
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afˈfet.ti/
  • Rhymes: -etti
  • Hyphenation: af‧fét‧ti

Verb

affetti

  1. inflection of affettare (to slice, to knife):
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

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