diritto

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dērēctus or *dirictus, both assimilated forms from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of diretto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈrit.to/
  • Rhymes: -itto
  • Hyphenation: di‧rìt‧to

Adjective

diritto (feminine diritta, masculine plural diritti, feminine plural diritte)

  1. straight, direct
    Synonyms: dritto, retto
    Antonym: storto
  2. upright, erect, straight
    Synonyms: dritto, verticale, eretto
    Antonyms: mancino, sinistro
  3. right, right-hand
    Synonym: destro
  4. (knitting) plain, knit
    Antonym: rovescio

Adverb

diritto

  1. straight
    Synonyms: diretto, dritto

Noun

diritto m (plural diritti)

  1. right side
  2. (knitting) plain stitch, knit stitch
  3. (tennis) forehand
  4. right (legal or moral entitlement)
    diritto di votoright to vote
    carta dei diritticharter (literally, “paper of rights”)
  5. law

See also

Further reading

  • diritto in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • diritto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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