usata

usata

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈza.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: u‧sà‧ta

Etymology 1

    From us(are) +‎ -ata.

    Noun

    usata f (plural usate)

    1. (obsolete) habit, custom
      Synonyms: consuetudine, uso
      • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto XXII, page 337, lines 79–81:
        la parola tua sopra toccata ¶ si consonava a’ nuovi predicanti; ¶ ond’ io a visitarli presi usata.
        Your words, mentioned earlier, were in accordance with the new preachers. Thus I developed a habit of frequenting them.

    Further reading

    • usata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Participle

    usata f sg

    1. feminine singular of usato
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