vetta

See also: vétta and vettä

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vitta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvet.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: vét‧ta

Noun

vetta f (plural vette)

  1. top, summit, crown (of a hill etc.)
    Synonym: vertice
    la vetta della montagnamountaintop
  2. (figurative, by extension) peak, high point
    la vetta della mia carrierathe peak of my career
  3. (figurative, by extension) first place, commanding position, top
    la vetta della classifica
    the top of the rankings
  4. (literary) end of a branch
  • vettaiolo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • (non-standard since 2012) vetti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛtːɑ/

Noun

vetta n

  1. definite plural of vett

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • (non-standard since 2012) vetti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʋɛtːɑ/

Noun

vetta n

  1. definite plural of vette

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वेत्र (vetra).

Noun

vetta n

  1. twig, rod, staff

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vita, vet(t)a, from Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see). Doublet of veta.

Verb

vetta (present vetter, preterite vette, supine vettat, imperative vett)

  1. be oriented towards
    Fönstret vetter mot sjön
    The window is oriented towards the lake

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