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pilota.

pilot (aircraft or ship)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/piˈlɔ.ta/
  1. pilot (aircraft or ship)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
  2. driver (vehicle)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From earlier pedota, pedotta, from Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “oarblade, oar”). The pil- forms are probably influenced by pileggiare (“to sail, navigate”).

adj/piˈlɔ.ta/
  1. pilot

    invariable · relational
Where this word comes from

From earlier pedota, pedotta, from Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “oarblade, oar”). The pil- forms are probably influenced by pileggiare (“to sail, navigate”).

verb/piˈlɔ.ta/
  1. inflection of pilotare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of pilotare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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