contrito

Italian

Etymology

From Latin contrītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈtri.to/
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: con‧trì‧to

Adjective

contrito (feminine contrita, masculine plural contriti, feminine plural contrite)

1. contrite, penitent

Related terms

• contrizione

Further reading

• contrito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• contorti

Latin

Participle

contrītō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of contrītus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin contrītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kõˈtɾi.tu/

• Hyphenation: con‧tri‧to

Adjective

contrito (feminine contrita, masculine plural contritos, feminine plural contritas)

1. contrite (sincerely penitent)

Further reading

• “contrito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “contrito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin contrītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈtɾito/ [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾi.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: con‧tri‧to

Adjective

contrito (feminine contrita, masculine plural contritos, feminine plural contritas)

1. contrite (sincerely penitent)

Related terms

• contrición

Further reading

• “contrito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025