bastone
See also: Bastone
Italian
Etymology
Possibly inherited from Vulgar Latin *bastōnem, itself a modification of Late Latin bastum, or possibly noun use of the verb *bastō, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō). Compare French bâton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /basˈto.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: ba‧stó‧ne
Audio: (file)
Noun
bastone m (plural bastoni)
- stick, cane, staff, pole, rod
- club
- (golf) club
- (baseball) bat
- (skiing) pole
- (field hockey or ice hockey) stick
- (nautical) boom; spar
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Greek: μπαστούνι (bastoúni)
- → Bulgarian: бастун (bastun)
- → Ottoman Turkish: باستون, باسطون (baston)
Further reading
- bastone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- bastone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana