apposito

From Latin appositus, perfect passive participle of appōnō (“I appoint; I place near”).

• IPA^(key): /apˈpɔ.zi.to/, [äpˈpɔːz̪it̪o]
• Rhymes: -ɔzito
• Stress: appòsito
• Hyphenation: ap‧po‧si‧to

apposito (feminine singular apposita, masculine plural appositi, feminine plural apposite)

1. (obsolete) placed (near or before or above)
   • c. 1307, Dante Alighieri, “Trattato Primo [First Treatise]”, in Convivio [The Banquet]‎, Florence: Le Monnier, published 1964, Chapter II:

     Nel cominciamento di ciascuno bene ordinato convivio sogliono li sergenti prendere lo pane apposito, e quello purgare da ogni macula.

     At the beginning of every well-ordered banquet the servants customarily take the bread placed on the table and cleanse it of any impurity.

2. appropriate, proper

   Synonyms: adatto, adeguato, appropriato, confacente, idoneo, opportuno

   Antonyms: inadatto, inadeguato, inidoneo, inopportuno

3. special

• appositamente

• appositivo
• apposizione

• apoptosi

appositō

1. dative masculine singular of appositus
2. dative neuter singular of appositus
3. ablative masculine singular of appositus
4. ablative neuter singular of appositus