Adjective: presto
Hyphenation: prè‧sto
| Singular m. | presto |
| Singular f. | presta |
| Plural m. | presti |
| Plural f. | preste |
Sample Sentences
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Ed ecco, quasi al cominciar de l'erta, ¶ una lonza leggera e presta molto, ¶ che di pel macolato era coverta; […] (And lo! almost where the ascent began, a panther light and swift exceedingly, which with a spotted skin was covered o'er!) [1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 31–33; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:]
Adjectives inflected like presto
periurbano,
rigenerativo,
ionizzato,
surrogato,
monferrino,
coscienzioso,
palesato,
urinoso,
megadiverso,
autovalutativo,
sfatto,
sfitto,
tiburtino,
evacuato,
meschino,
angloamericano,
moltiplicativo,
sessantaseiesimo,
transgiordano,
sereno, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Late Latin praestus, from the Latin praestō (“at hand”, adverb). Compare Catalan prest, French prêt. See: Catalan Adjectives '
prest', French Adjectives '
prêt'.
Verbs referencing "presto"
Portuguese Adjectives
presto, Spanish Adjectives
presto, French Adjectives
prêt, French Adjectives
preste.
Translations