scolta
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
scolta
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From archaic scolca, with influence from ascoltare (“to listen”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
scolta f (plural scolte)
- guard, sentry
- Synonyms: guardia, sentinella
- guard (squad)
- 1516, Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando furioso [Raging Roland][1], Venice: Printed by Gabriel Giolito, published 1551, Canto XXXI, page 145:
- Trouò dormir l'aſcolta d'Agramante, ¶ Tutta l'ucciſe, e non ne fe un prigione
- He found Agramant's guard asleep, and killed them all, not making any prisoner
- 1822, Alessandro Manzoni, “La Risurrezione [The Resurrection]”, in Inni sacri [Sacred Hymns][2], collected in Opere varie, Fratelli Rechiedei, published 1881, page 673:
- E la scolta insultatrice ¶ Di spavento tramortì
- And the insulting guard was stunned by fear
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle[edit]
scolta f sg
Adjective[edit]
scolta f sg
Anagrams[edit]
Venetian[edit]
Verb[edit]
scolta
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