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.

Related terms

• usabile
• usanza
• usare
• usato
• uso

 

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