spaurato

Italian

Etymology

spaur(are) (“to frighten, scare”) +‎ -ato (1st conjugation past participle suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spau̯ˈra.to/, [s̪päu̯ˈr̺äːt̪o̞]
  • Hyphenation: spau‧rà‧to

Participle

spaurato m (feminine singular spaurata, masculine plural spaurati, feminine plural spaurate)

  1. past participle of spaurare
  2. past participle of spaurarsi

Adjective

spaurato (feminine singular spaurata, masculine plural spaurati, feminine plural spaurate)

  1. afraid, frightened, scared

Synonyms

Noun

spaurato m (plural spaurati)

  1. One who is afraid or frightened.
    • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell] (paperback), 12th edition, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXII, page 331:
      «Se voi volete vedere o udire», ¶ ricominciò lo spaürato appresso, ¶ «Toschi o Lombardi, io ne farò venire; […] »
      "If you desire either to see or hear," ¶ the terror-stricken recommenced thereon, ¶ "Tuscans or Lombards, I will make them come."
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