snello

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *snellus "brisk, lively" (compare Old French esnel, isnel "sudden, quick", Occitan isnel, irnel "lively"), from Frankish *snel, snell "sudden, quick" from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (“active, sudden, quick”). Akin to Old High German snel, snell "bold, agile, lively, swift, brisk". More at snell.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈznɛl.lo/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛllo

Adjective

snello (feminine singular snella, masculine plural snelli, feminine plural snelle)

  1. thin, slender
  2. agile, deft, nimble
  3. easy
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