dipintore

Italian

Etymology

From the past participle stem dipint- of dipingere (to paint) + -tore (-er, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.pinˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: di‧pin‧tó‧re

Noun

dipintore m (plural dipintori, feminine dipintrice) (archaic)

  1. painter (male)
    Synonym: pittore
    • 14th century, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata ottava Novella terza”, in Decameron:
      Nella nostra cittá, la qual sempre di varie maniere e di nuove genti è stata abbondevole, fu [] un dipintore chiamato Calandrino [].
      In our city, which with odd humours/humors and queer folk has always been abounding, there dwelt [] a painter named Calandrino.

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