pozzo

Italian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpot.t͡so/[1]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ottso
  • Hyphenation: póz‧zo

Noun

pozzo m (plural pozzi)

  1. (hydrology) well, a dig as a source of water
  2. (geology, mining) shaft, groove (usually followed by a grammatical modifier)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔt.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -ɔttso
  • Hyphenation: pòz‧zo

Verb

pozzo (Romanesco, archaic, southern Italy)

  1. alternative form of posso (“I can”)

References

  1. ^ pozzo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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