assetato

Italian

Etymology

Past participle of assetare (“to make thirsty”), derived from sete (“thirst”, noun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.seˈta.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: as‧se‧tà‧to

Participle

assetato (feminine assetata, masculine plural assetati, feminine plural assetate)

  1. past participle of assetare

Adjective

assetato (feminine assetata, masculine plural assetati, feminine plural assetate)

  1. thirsty (needing to drink)
    Synonyms: (obsolete, rare) setoso, (literary) sitibondo, (literary) siziente
  2. arid, dry (of things)
    Synonyms: (literary) adusto, (literary) arente, arido, secco, riarso
    Antonyms: bagnato, (poetic) rorido, umido
  3. (figurative) thirsty (craving)
    Synonyms: bramoso, desideroso, (literary) sitibondo

Noun

assetato m (plural assetati, feminine assetata)

  1. one who is thirsty

Further reading

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

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