alternative form of umiltà (“humility”) · an omertà or any code of silence · a form of solidarity among members of a group, consisting in hiding compromising truths; a wall of silence
eş: complicità, connivenza, copertura, reticenza
köken: Borrowed from Neapolitan omertà, from Latin humilitātem. Compare Sicilian umirtà. Doublet of umiltà, a borrowing from Latin.
omertà, (extensively) wall of silence, code of silence
çekim: çoğul omertas
eş: zwijgplicht, geheimhoudingsplicht
köken: From Italian omertà, from a Southern dialectal rhotacist variant of umiltà (“humility”), from Latin humilitās, from humilis (“humble”), from humus (“ground, soil”).
ο κώδικας σιωπής που επιβάλλεται στα μέλη μιας εγκληματικής οργάνωσης (π.χ. μαφίας), που απαγορεύει την αποκάλυψη εμπιστευτικών μυστικών σε αστυνομικές ή άλλες αρχές
köken: Unadapted borrowing from Italian omertà, from a Southern dialectal rhotacist variant of umiltà (“humility”), from Latin humilitās, from humilis (“humble”), from humus (“ground, soil”).