bistento

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈstɛn.to/, /biˈsten.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛnto, -ento
• Hyphenation: bi‧stèn‧to, bi‧stén‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from bistentare (“to wait anguishedly”) +‎ -o.

Noun

bistento m (plural bistenti)

1. (obsolete, literary) anxious or worried expectation

   Synonym: pena

Further reading

• bistento in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bistento

1. first-person singular present indicative of bistentare