grinta

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Germanic language, presumably Gothic, representing Proto-Germanic *grimmiþō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrinta/

Noun

grinta f (plural grinte)

  1. determination, grit
    Synonyms: aggressività, decisione, determinazione
    • 1893, Emma Perodi, “Lo stemma sanguinoso”, in Le novelle della nonna:
      Anche se non portasse il suo misfatto scritto in petto, la grinta lo denunzierebbe per traditore.
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