battito

From battere (“to beat”) +‎ -ito (to nominalise/nominalize the verb).

This construction is modelled on gemito and fremito, which are nouns indirectly derived from Latin verbs. Similarly, tremito was constructed this way (from tremare).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈbat.ti.to/
• Rhymes: -attito
• Hyphenation: bàt‧ti‧to

battito m (plural battiti)

1. beat, beating, throb
2. (music, somewhat rare) baton

   Synonym: bacchetta

• battito cardiaco = battito del cuore (“heartbeat”)

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbat.tɪ.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbat̪.t̪i.t̪o]

battitō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of battō