scritto Italian · revision 37911

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=before 1294, Brunetto Latini|origins=la scrībō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈskrit.to/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''scritto''' (feminine scritta, masculine plural scritti, feminine plural scritte)^(Wiktionary)

+ As a noun: '''scritto''' ''m'' (plural ''scritti'').^(Wiktionary)

+ Older forms include ''scripto'', ''scricto'' and ''scrigio''.^(GDLI)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|la|scrīptus|t=written]], the past participle of [[m|la|scrībō|t=to write]]; the noun continues [[m|la|scrīptum|t=something written]], the neuter of the participle used as a noun.^(Nocentini 2010)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Wiktionary)^(Prati 1951|901) The same word is [[fr|écrit]] and [[es|escrito]].^(Nocentini 2010) The Latin verb goes back to [[ine-pro|*skreybʰ-|t=to carve, scratch]];^(de Vaan 2008) Oscan and Umbrian had participles of the same root meaning “written”.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ As an adjective, “expressed in writing”, it is recorded before 1294 in Brunetto Latini, who speaks of disputes arising “di cose e parole scritte” (from things and words written).^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI) The noun appears as ''scrittu'' in the Sardinian ''condaghi'' of the 12th century, and as ''scritto'' in the ''Fiore'' (1280–1310).^(DELI 1999)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Dante already used the participle in the figurative senses “ordained, decreed” and “imprinted”.^(DELI 1999) ''Legge scritta'', the written law of revelation as opposed to natural law, appears in Paolo Segneri, and ''scritto a penna'' meant a manuscript as opposed to a printed book.^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) The noun sense “literary work, essay” is recorded before 1580, in Vincenzo Borghini.^(DELI 1999) Tommaseo records the proverb ''lo scritto non si stinge'' (writing does not fade), said when something has been put in writing and cannot be taken back.^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)

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+ In school language ''lo scritto'' is the written exam, as opposed to ''l'orale''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010) The feminine noun ''scritta'' “inscription, sign” goes back to the 14th century.^(Nocentini 2010)^(Prati 1951|901)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 12th century – ''Scrittu'' appears in the Sardinian ''condaghi''.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1280–1310 – The noun ''scritto'' is used in the ''Fiore''.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1294 – Brunetto Latini uses ''scritto'' for “written”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1321 – Dante uses ''scritto'' for “decreed” and “imprinted”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1580 – Vincenzo Borghini uses ''scritto'' for a literary work.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # [[m|en|written]], expressed in writing: ''Mi serve una conferma scritta.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Covered with writing: ''un quaderno scritto fino all'ultima pagina''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # ''(school)'' Done in writing, as opposed to oral: ''La prova scritta è domani.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # ''(figurative)'' Deeply [[m|en|imprinted]]; plainly visible: ''Aveva la paura scritta in faccia.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # ''(figurative)'' [[m|en|fated]], decreed: ''Era scritto che ci saremmo rivisti.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # A piece of writing, a text or letter: ''Nel cassetto c'era uno scritto senza firma.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(usually plural)'' The works of an author: ''gli scritti giovanili di Pasolini''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Wiktionary)

+ # The written exam: ''Ha superato lo scritto ma non l'orale.''^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # ''per iscritto'', ''per scritto'': in writing.^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Gabrielli 2020)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[scritta]]

+ * [[sottoscritto]]

+ * [[soprascritto]]

+ * [[manoscritto]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[scrittoio]]

+ * [[scrittore]]

+ * [[scrittura]]

+ * [[scrivere]]

+ * [[la|scrībō]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Scritto'' is also the past participle of ''scrivere''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010) In ''per iscritto'' it takes a prosthetic ⟨i⟩.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Gabrielli 2020)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}