dellintento

Dellintento is a rarely used term found in some Italian-language discussions, typically treated as a variant spelling of dell’intento, the standard Italian phrase meaning “of the intention.” The form dell’intento is more common in formal writing, while dellintento appears in informal texts, glossaries, and typographic variants where the apostrophe is omitted.

Etymology and form: The word derives from di + l’intento, with the apostrophe indicating elision. In standard Italian the contracted form dell’intento is preferred; dellintento is nonstandard orthography that may appear in casual or digital contexts.

Definition and scope: In some philosophical and linguistic discussions, dell’intento is used to denote the propositional content that an agent aims to realize through action. This concerns what a person intends, not merely the act of intending itself, and it can be distinguished from motivation or the practical outcomes of an action. Because dellintento is not a widely established technical term, its precise meaning can vary between authors.

Attestation and usage: The spelling “dellintento” has limited acceptance in authoritative dictionaries and encyclopedic references. It is primarily encountered as an orthographic variant rather than a fixed concept with a formal theory. In most reliable sources, the standard dell’intento form is preferred when discussing the content of intention.

See also: Intentionality, Philosophy of mind, Action theory, Italian language, Linguistics. This article notes that dellintento is an informal or nonstandard variant and should be treated as such in scholarly contexts.