virtuoso
/vətʃuːˈəʊsəʊ/vur-choo-OH-soh
/vɚtʃuˈoʊsoʊ/vur-choo-OH-soh
Meaninga skilled one
Common meaning: a highly skilled performer
- vira manLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1995 · scan
- tpast-participle ending
- uosoItalian adjective ending: full of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vir ‘a man’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vir, p. 1995 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vir Latin “a man”
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