diritto
Italian
Alternative forms
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)
- straight, direct
- upright, erect, straight
- right, right-hand
- Synonym: destro
- (knitting) plain, knit
- Antonym: rovescio
Adverb
diritto
Noun
diritto m (plural diritti)
- right side
- (knitting) plain stitch, knit stitch
- (tennis) forehand
- right (legal or moral entitlement)
- diritto di voto ― right to vote
- carta dei diritti ― charter (literally, “paper of rights”)
- law
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- diritto in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- diritto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana