proposito
See also: propósito
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōpositum (“plan, intention”, literally “that which is proposed”), neuter form of prōpositum, perfect passive participle of prōpōnō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈpɔ.zi.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔzito
- Hyphenation: pro‧pò‧si‧to
Noun
proposito m (plural propositi)
- purpose, intention, plan, design
- fermo proposito ― firm resolution
- di proposito ― on purpose, intentionally
- aim, object, purpose, purport
- il mio proposito, nello scrivere questo saggio, era di... ― my aim, in writing this essay, was to...
- subject, point
- a proposito di ― on the subject of; a propos; in regard
- a proposito ― in that regard; by the way
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- proposito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Participle
prōpositō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prōpositus
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Verb
proposito
- first-person singular present indicative of propositar
Etymology 2
Noun
proposito m (plural propositos)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of propósito.