dipinto

See also: Dipinto, DiPinto, Di Pinto, and dip into

English
Graffito with dipinti from Pompeii.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian dipinto (literally “painting”).

Noun

dipinto (plural dipinti)

  1. (archaeology, epigraphy) a sketched or painted (as opposed to engraved) inscription.

French

Noun

dipinto m (plural dipinti)

  1. (archaeology, epigraphy) a dipinto

Italian

Etymology

From dipingere (“to paint”). Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *dēpinctus for Latin dēpictus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /diˈpin.to/
  • Rhymes: -into
  • Hyphenation: di‧pìn‧to

Adjective

dipinto (feminine dipinta, masculine plural dipinti, feminine plural dipinte)

  1. painted

Noun

dipinto m (plural dipinti)

  1. a picture or painting
    Synonym: quadro

Participle

dipinto (feminine dipinta, masculine plural dipinti, feminine plural dipinte)

  1. past participle of dipingere
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