galeotto

See also: Galeotto

Italian

Etymology

From galea +‎ -otto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.leˈɔt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtto
  • Hyphenation: ga‧le‧òt‧to

Noun

galeotto m (plural galeotti)

  1. (historical) galley slave
  2. (historical) steersman, helmsman
    • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VIII”, in Inferno [Hell], line 17; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
      sotto ’l governo d’un sol galeoto […]
      under the guidance of a single helmsman […]
    • 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto II”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory], line 27; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
      allor che ben conobbe il galeotto […]
      once he recognized the steersman […]
  3. Galeotto

Noun

galeotto m (plural galeotti, feminine galeotta)

  1. convict

Further reading

  • galeotto1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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