pozzo
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pozzo m (plural pozzi)
- (hydrology) well, a dig as a source of water
- (geology, mining) shaft, groove (usually followed by a grammatical modifier)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Vulgar Latin *pŏteō /pɔtʲtʲo/, first person singular present of Vulgar Latin potēre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]pozzo (Romanesco, archaic, southern Italy)
- alternative form of posso (“I can”)
References
[edit]- ^ pozzo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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- Italian terms inherited from Latin
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- it:Hydrology
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɔttso
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- it:Water