obtecto

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obtēctus (“covered”), perfect passive participle of obtegō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /obˈtɛk.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkto
  • Hyphenation: ob‧tèc‧to

Adjective

obtecto (feminine obtecta, masculine plural obtecti, feminine plural obtecte)

  1. (entomology) obtect (of a pupa)

Further reading
  • obtecto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Participle

obtēctō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of obtēctus
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