risposta

Italian

Etymology 1

From rispondere, corrupted by posta, feminine past participle of porre. Compare Asturian and Spanish respuesta; Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese resposta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /risˈpos.ta/, /risˈpɔs.ta/[1]
  • Rhymes: -osta, -ɔsta
  • Hyphenation: ri‧spó‧sta, ri‧spò‧sta

Noun

risposta f (plural risposte)

  1. answer, reply, response, feedback

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /risˈpos.ta/, /risˈpɔs.ta/[2]
  • Rhymes: -osta, -ɔsta
  • Hyphenation: ri‧spó‧sta, ri‧spò‧sta

Participle

risposta f sg

  1. feminine singular of risposto

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /risˈpɔs.ta/[3]
  • Rhymes: -ɔsta
  • Hyphenation: ri‧spò‧sta

Verb

risposta

  1. inflection of rispostare (to move again, to transfer again):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ risposta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ risposta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  3. ^ risposta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian risposta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɪsˈpɔs.ta/

Noun

risposta f (plural risposti)

  1. answer; reply; response
    Synonym: tweġiba