proposito

See also: propósito

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpositum (“plan, intention”, literally “that which is proposed”), neuter form of prōpositum, perfect passive participle of prōpōnō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /proˈpɔ.zi.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔzito
  • Hyphenation: pro‧pò‧si‧to

Noun

proposito m (plural propositi)

  1. purpose, intention, plan, design
    fermo proposito ― firm resolution
    di proposito ― on purpose, intentionally
  2. aim, object, purpose, purport
    il mio proposito, nello scrivere questo saggio, era di... ― my aim, in writing this essay, was to...
  3. subject, point
    a proposito di ― on the subject of; a propos; in regard
    a proposito ― in that regard; by the way

Derived terms

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

Latin

Participle

prōpositō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prōpositus

Portuguese

Verb

proposito

  1. first-person singular present indicative of propositar

Noun

proposito m (plural propositos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of propósito
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