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putta

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See also: pútta

French

Verb

putta

  1. third-person singular past historic of putter

Icelandic

Etymology

From putti (finger).

Pronunciation

Verb

putta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative puttaði, supine puttað)

  1. (sex) to finger

Conjugation

More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information strong declension (sterk beyging), singular (eintala) ...
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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈput.ta/
  • Rhymes: -utta
  • Hyphenation: pùt‧ta

Etymology 1

From Latin pūta, feminine equivalent of pūtus, through Vulgar Latin pūttus, pūtta. Compare masculine putto.

Noun

putta f (plural putte)

  1. (archaic or regional, now chiefly Veneto) female equivalent of putto (boy): a girl; an unmarried young woman
    Synonym: ragazza
  2. (rare) maid
    Synonym: serva
  3. (regional) magpie
    Synonym: gazza
  4. (rare, poker) queen
    Synonyms: donna, regina

Etymology 2

Akin to puttana. Ultimately likely related to the above etymology. Cognate with French pute and Spanish puta.

Noun

putta f (plural putte)

  1. (archaic, poetic, literary, offensive, derogatory, vulgar) a prostitute; whore, slut
    Synonym: puttana
    • XIth century, Saint Clement and Sisinnius inscription, Rome
      FILI DE LE PUTE TRAITE
      You sons of whores, pull!
    • XIVth century, Petrarch, “Sonetto CVII
      Fondata in casta, ed umil povertate, ¶ Contra’ tuoi fondatori alzi le corna, ¶ Putta sfacciata; e dov’hai posto spene?
      Founded in pure, and humble poverty, you betray your founders, shamless whore; where's your hope?
    • 1850, Giosuè Carducci, “Libro V – Alla Musa odiernissima”, in Juvenilia:
      Ah, no! tu di codardi ¶ Se’ madre e sposa: or ti conosco io tutta, ¶ O barattiera svergognata putta.
      Ah, no! you're mother and wife of cowards: now I know you fully, you shameless swindler whore.

Further reading

  • putta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • putta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

putta

  1. inflection of putte:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पुत्र (putrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *putrás.

Noun

putta m

  1. son

Declension

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “putta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

putta

  1. inflection of putt:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

From Old Norse pota, from Proto-Germanic *putōną.

Verb

putta (present puttar, preterite puttade, supine puttat, imperative putta)

  1. to lightly push (apply force to an object to as to make it move)
  2. (golf) to putt
Conjugation
More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

golf

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References

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Turkish

Noun

putta

  1. locative singular of put

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps related to Finnish puuttua.

Verb

putta

  1. to turn out
  2. to be found to be, to prove to be
  3. to end up

Inflection

More information Inflection of (inflection type 3/kacta), 1st infinitive ...

References

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