putta

putta

1. third-person singular past historic of putter

From putti (“finger”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰʏhta/
• Rhymes: -ʏhta

putta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative puttaði, supine puttað)

1. (sex) to finger

• IPA^(key): /ˈput.ta/
• Rhymes: -utta
• Hyphenation: pùt‧ta

From Latin pūta, feminine equivalent of pūtus, through Vulgar Latin pūttus, pūtta. Compare masculine putto.

putta f (plural putte)

1. (archaic or regional, now chiefly Veneto) female equivalent of putto (“boy”): a girl; an unmarried young woman

   Synonym: ragazza

2. (rare) maid

   Synonym: serva

3. (regional) magpie

   Synonym: gazza

4. (rare, poker) queen

   Synonyms: donna, regina

Akin to puttana. Ultimately likely related to the above etymology. Cognate with French pute and Spanish puta.

putta f (plural putte)

1. (archaic, poetic, literary, offensive, derogatory, vulgar) a prostitute; whore, slut

   Synonym: puttana

   • XI^th century, Saint Clement and Sisinnius inscription, Rome

     FILI DE LE PUTE TRAITE

     You sons of whores, pull!

   • XIV^th century, Petrarch, “Sonetto CVII”

     Fondata in casta, ed umil povertate, ¶ Contra’ tuoi fondatori alzi le corna, ¶ Putta sfacciata; e dov’hai posto spene?

     Founded in pure, and humble poverty, you betray your founders, shamless whore; where's your hope?

   • 1850, Giosuè Carducci, “Libro V – Alla Musa odiernissima”, in Juvenilia:

     Ah, no! tu di codardi ¶ Se’ madre e sposa: or ti conosco io tutta, ¶ O barattiera svergognata putta.

     Ah, no! you're mother and wife of cowards: now I know you fully, you shameless swindler whore.

• putta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• putta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

• puttet

putta

1. inflection of putte:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Inherited from Sanskrit पुत्र (putrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *putrás.

putta m

1. son

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “putta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

putta

1. inflection of putt:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

From Old Norse pota, from Proto-Germanic *putōną.

putta (present puttar, preterite puttade, supine puttat, imperative putta)

1. to lightly push (apply force to an object to as to make it move)
2. (golf) to putt

golf

• putter
• puttning

• knuffa
• puffa
• trycka

• putta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• putta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• putta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• putat

putta

1. locative singular of put

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps related to Finnish puuttua.

putta

1. to turn out
2. to be found to be, to prove to be
3. to end up

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “оказаться, попадать, попадаться”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika