schiatta

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskjat.ta/
  • Rhymes: -atta
  • Hyphenation: schiàt‧ta

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slahtō, related to *slahaną (“to strike, hit”).

Alternative forms
  • stiatta (obsolete, Tuscany)

Noun

schiatta f (plural schiatte)

  1. (literary) lineage, ancestry; offspring, progeny
    Synonyms: (archaic, literary) genia, (literary) progenie, razza, stirpe

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schiatta

  1. inflection of schiattare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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