non

From Latin nōmen. Compare Friulian non, Dalmatian naun.


mare

Cume li va puleîto in alto mare!

1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 99:


cor

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.


aqua

From Latin aqua from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂. Compare Venetan àcua, Italian acqua.


dea

Ti me pari oûna dea infra li dai,

1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 40:

You seem to me a goddess among the gods,


pera

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).


caro

Caro, cun quil visito bianco e russo.

1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:

Dear, with that little white and red face.


alba

From Vulgar Latin *alba, from Latin albus (“white”).


mel

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.


pais

From Vulgar Latin *pagenses, from Late Latin pāgēnsis (“inhabitant of a district”), from Latin pāgus (“village; district”). Compare Italian paese, Venetan pajès, Friulian paîs, Sicilian paisi, Romansch pajais, Catalan país, French pays, Portuguese país, Spanish país.


spada

From Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).

Nu’ iè truvato spada, che me talgia,

1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 68:

I have not found a sword that would cut me,


capo

From Vulgar Latin capus m < Latin caput n. On account of the unlenited /-p-/, presumably borrowed via Italian capo.

Nun o’ pioün veîsto el pioûn biel capo biondo.

I haven’t seen a more beautiful blonde head.


core

From Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n. Compare Italian cuore.

Ti son la manduleîna del mio core;


agosto

From Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin augustus.


sul

From Latin sōl. Compare Dalmatian saul, Venetan sołe, Italian sole.


mondo

Che mai pioûn biela duon i’iê veisto al mondo,

That I haven’t ever seen a more beautiful woman in the world,


cosa

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Latin coxa (“hip”).


mierda

(vulgar) shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.)


nom

From Latin nōmen (whence French nom, Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).


deo

Ti me pari oûna dea infra li dai,


urma

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin root *orma or *osma, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ). Compare Italian orma, Romanian urmă, also Spanish husma and Venetan usma.


amante

A çiò che lo meîo amante el me cunprasse;


ridi

Plural derived from Latin rēte. Compare Italian reti.

qua a xi li ride nostre, da guton


paja

From Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”); compare Venetan paja.


sità

Inherited from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”).


cesa

From Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía). Compare Venetan cexa, Italian chiesa.


visito

Caro, cun quil visito bianco e russo.


sil

From Latin caelum. Compare Dalmatian cil.


nuoto

From Latin noctem, accusative of nox, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Compare Dalmatian nuat, Venetan note, Italian notte.


sasso

Ultimately from Latin saxum. Compare Italian sasso.


infierno

From Latin īnfernum, neuter form of īnfernus (“of the lower regions”). Compare Dalmatian infiarn.

Là drento xì l’infierno naturale.


dèi

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs. Compare Dalmatian dai, Venetan and archaic Italian dì.


piova

From Vulgar Latin *plovia, from Latin pluvia. Compare Venetan pióva.


tamur

From Latin timor, timōrem. Compare Italian timore.


curda

From Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).


caval

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”).


duona

From Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina.


forsa

From Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”).


laro

From Latin latro. Compare Venetan laro, ladro, Friulian lari, Italian ladro.


omo

From Latin homō. Compare Venetan omo, Italian uomo.


ciave

Ultimately from Latin clāvis. Cf. Venetan ciave.


tenpo

From Latin tempus. Compare Venetan tenpo, Dalmatian tianp.


miera

From Latin milliāria, plural of milliārium. Compare Italian migliaia.


brasso

From Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn). Compare Venetan brazso, Italian braccio, Dalmatian braz.


puorta

From Latin porta. Compare Dalmatian puarta, Italian porta, Friulian puarte, Romanian poartă.


cameîn

From Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos). Compare Dalmatian camain, Venetan camin, Italian camino.


veîn

From Latin vīnum. Compare Dalmatian vain.


paloû

From Latin palūdem, accusative singular of palūs (“swamp”), originally from Proto-Italic *palūts, related to Latvian peļķe (“puddle”), Lithuanian pelkė (“marsh”), Sanskrit पल्वल (palvala, “pool, pond”), and possibly Ancient Greek πηλός (pēlós, “mud, earth, clay”). Compare Italian palude.


taiatro

From Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).


sugno

From Latin somnium. Compare Italian sogno.


fameîa

From Latin familia. Compare Venetan faméja.


cunpagno

From Late Latin compāniō (whence also Italian compagno, French copain), from cum + pānis.


bazuogno

Etymology tree
Frankish *bisunnijabor.
Vulgar Latin *bisonium
Istriot bazuogno
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bisonium, borrowed from Frankish *bisunnija.


soûcaro

From Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), probably with multiple Romance intermediaries. Compare Venetan sùcaro, Italian zucchero.


zento

From Latin gēns, gentem. Compare Venetan zente, Dalmatian ziant, Italian gente.


zanucio

From Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”). Compare Venetan zenocio.


fanucio

From Late Latin fēnuculum (through a later contracted Vulgar Latin form *fenuclum), from a diminutive of Latin fēnum. Compare Venetan fenocio, Italian finocchio.


ciuodo

Ultimately from Latin clāvus, through a later Vulgar Latin form *claus, with the addition of a -d- due to influence from claudō. Possibly through Venetan ciodo; compare also Italian chiodo, Friulian claud.


giasso

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *glacium/a, from Latin glaciēs. Compare Italian ghiaccio.


bies'cia

From Vulgar Latin *bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Compare Italian biscia.


zugadur

From a derivative of Latin iocor. Compare Venetan xugadore, Italian giocatore, Friulian zuiadôr.


sugnadur

From a derivative of the Latin verb somniāre or from Latin somniātor. Compare Italian sognatore.


gialìto

From Latin dialectos, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos).


giamanto

From Late Latin diamas, diamantis, from Latin adamas, adamantis, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible, untamed; hard substance”). Compare Italian diamante.


giavo

Likely borrowed from Serbo-Croatian đavo/ђаво, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).


bulpo

From Latin vulpēs, vulpem. Compare Dalmatian bualp, Venetan bolp, volp, bolpe, Friulian bolp, Ladin volp, Romansch vulp, Italian volpe.


boûz

From Latin vōcem, accusative singular of vōx. Compare Italian voce, Dalmatian baud, Venetan vóxe, Friulian vôs, Romansch vusch, Romanian boace, Sicilian buci.


guiera

From Early Medieval Latin werra, borrowed from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”).

I’ son stato a la guiera, a la batalgia,


batalgia

Borrowed from Italian battaglia, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō.


confeîn

cunfeîn (alternative)
cunfèin (alternative)

Son stato in sul confeîn de la Turcheîa,


anema

Ma sulo i tuoi bai uoci, anema meîa,

But only your beautiful eyes, oh soul of mine,


curtielo

From Latin cultellus. Compare Dalmatian cortial, Venetan cortèƚo, Italian coltello, cf. also Aromanian curtelã.

I’ n’iè truvà nè spada, nè curtielo,


veîso

Ultimately from Latin visus. Compare Italian viso.

Ma sulo i tuoi bai uoci, veîso bielo.

But only your beautiful eyes, beautiful little face.


uocio

From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus. Compare Dalmatian uaclo, Venetan ocio, Italian occhio, Neapolitan uocchio.

Ma sulo i tuoi bai uoci, veîso bielo.


amure

Boûtete fora, pirsigheîn d’amure,

1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:


pirsigheîn

Diminutive form ultimately derived from Latin persica, persicum.

Boûtete fora, pirsigheîn d’amure,


manduleîna

From a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē). Compare Italian mandorla, Friulian mandule.

Ti son la manduleîna inzucherada.


biundeleîna

Vuoltite biunduleîna inverso lai,

Turn around toward this place, little blonde,


galiera

Biela, se ti vedissi li galiere,


alto mare

Cume li va puleîto in alto mare!


poûpa

From Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis. Compare Italian poppa.

A poûpa, a prùa a xì doûto bandere,

At the stern, at the bow everything is flags,


prùa

From Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prôira). Compare Italian prua.

A poûpa, a prùa a xì doûto bandere,


armileîna

From Latin armeniacum, from Armenia (“Armenia”). Compare Venetan armelin.

Vuravi deventare un armileîna,


russuleîna

El me vedisso cusseî russuleîna;


fassulito

Diminutive derived from Vulgar Latin *faciolum, from Latin facies (“face”). Compare Italian fazzoletto, Venetan fasołeto, Friulian façolet, Romansch fazielet, fazalet, Sicilian fazzulettu.

Ch’in tu’l su’ fassulito el me metasse.

That into his handkerchief he would put me.


bucheîn

Cu’ ’l su’ pruoprio bucheîn el me magnasse;

With his pretty little mouth he would eat me;


uosso

From Latin ossum, popular variant of os. Compare Dalmatian vuas, Venetan oso, Italian osso, Friulian vues, Romansch ies, oss.

E ch’el me ruseghisso incheînt’a l’uosso;

And that he would nibble me to the bone;


guton

Ultimately from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun); see cotton for more. Compare Italian cotone, Venetan coton.


varguogna

From Latin verēcundia. Compare Venetan vargogna, Italian vergogna.


tenpesta

From Latin tempesta, tempestās. Compare Venetan tenpesta, Friulian tampieste.


ruzàda

→ Dalmatian: ruzuda

From Vulgar Latin *rōsāta, derived from Latin rōs. Compare Italian rugiada.


balissa

From biel, or possibly from Vulgar Latin *bellitia.


rilojo

From Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). Compare Venetan rełogio, Italian orologio.


piassa

From Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa). Compare Italian piazza.


sareza

From Vulgar Latin ceresia (possibly through Venetan saréxa), from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.


damognio

From Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion).


suorto

From Latin sors, sortem. Compare Dalmatian suart, Venetan sòrt, Italian sorte, Romanian soartă, Spanish suerte.


uzai

Plural derived from Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”). Compare Italian uccelli, Venetan osei.

Che cumù i uzai ch'i gjra inturn'i nèidi


leîbro

From Latin liber, librum (“book”). Compare Dalmatian lebro, Italian libro, Venetan łìbro.


seîma

From Latin cyma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma). Compare Venetan sima, Dalmatian čama, Italian cima.


veîda

From Latin vītis, vītem. Compare Dalmatian vaita, Venetan vida, Italian vite, Romanian viță.


feîo

From Latin fīlius. Compare Venetan fiol, Dalmatian felj.


veîta

From Latin vīta. Compare Dalmatian vaita.


peîe

From a plural of Latin pes, pedem. Compare Italian piedi.


puopulo

Borrowed from Italian popolo (or heavily influenced by it), from Latin populus.


dasteîn

From a derivative of Latin dēstinō. Compare Italian destino.


vanzeîlio

From Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion).


sparansa

From Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns.


racumandasion

From racumandà. Compare Italian raccomandazione.


carisa

From caro. Compare Italian carezza, Venetan carésa.


scuio

From Vulgar Latin *scoculum, from Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek.


muier

From Latin mulierem. Compare Venetan mojer, Friulian muîr, Dalmatian mojer.


miezanuotto

Corresponds to Latin mediam noctem. Compare Italian mezzanotte, Romanian miazănoapte.


viseîn

From Latin vīcīnus. Compare Venetan vesin, Dalmatian vičain, Italian vicino.


mareî

From Latin marītus. Compare Dalmatian marait, Venetan marìo.


gnagna

Compare Venetan gnagna, Friulian agne, gnagne.


vesteîti

Ultimately from Latin vestītus. Compare Italian vestiti.


cumio

From Latin cubitum. Compare Venetan gùmio, comio, Italian gomito.


lèngua

lengua (alternative)
laèngua (alternative)


viduva

From Vulgar Latin *viduva, from Latin vidua.


furmeîga

furmeîghe (plural)
furmèiga (alternative)

From Latin formīca. Compare Dalmatian formaica, Venetan formìga.


dulfeîn

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís).


uleîo

From Latin olīvum, compare olīva. Compare Italian olivo, ulivo.


preîmo

From Latin prīmus. Compare Italian primo, Dalmatian prein.


ganba

From Late Latin gamba (“hoof”). Compare Venetan ganba, Italian gamba.


cunzitadeîn

citizen of the same town or city as another


bis'ciuleîna

From a diminutive derivative of Latin bēstiola, itself a diminutive of bēstia. Compare Italian bestiolina, from bestiola.

little creature, animal, beast (e.g. an insect)


fioûme

Inherited from Latin flūmen. Compare Italian fiume.


tuorto

From Latin tortum, substantive use of tortus, perfect passive participle of torqueō. Compare Italian and Venetan torto, Friulian tuart, French tort.


fadeîga

From a derivative of Latin fatīgō. Compare Venetan fadiga, Dalmatian fataica, Italian fatica.

fatigue, tiredness, exhaustion, weariness


lagrama

From Latin lacrima. Compare Venetan łàgrema, Italian lacrima.


uoca

From Vulgar Latin *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Italian and Venetan oca, Dalmatian jauca, Friulian ocje, Romansch oca, ocha, auca, Sicilian oca, Occitan auca, Catalan oca, French oie.


stuoria

Borrowed from Latin historia or Italian storia, either way ultimately from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía).


feîn

From Latin fīnis. Compare Dalmatian fain, Venetan fin, Italian fine.


canpaneîl

From a derivative of Late Latin campāna. Compare Venetan canpanil, canpaniłe, Friulian cjampanîli, cjampanîl, Spanish campanil.


pumoingranà

From Medieval Latin pomum granatum, from Latin pomum (“fruit”) + granātum (“having many seeds”). Compare Venetan pomoingranà, Old French pomme grenate, compare also Italian melograno, melogranato.


gruota

From Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ), feminine form of the adjective κρυπτός (kruptós). Compare Italian grotta, Venetan grota.


bucun

From buca, from Latin bucca. Compare Venetan bocon, Italian boccone, Sicilian vuccuni.


lanpo

Ultimately derived from Latin lampas. Compare Venetan lanpo, Italian lampo.


nenbo

From Latin nimbus. Compare Venetan nenbo, Italian nembo.


marenda

From Latin merenda. Compare Ladin marënda, Venetan marenda, Dalmatian marianda, Italian merenda.


fassada

Ultimately derived from Latin faciēs. Compare Venetan fasada, façada, Italian facciata.


Punente

From Latin pōnēns, pōnentem. Compare Italian ponente, Sicilian punenti, Spanish poniente, Portuguese poente.


Livante

From Latin levāns, levāntem. Compare Italian levante.


calsa

From Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (“shoe”). Compare Venetan calsa, calça.


reîga

Ultimately of Germanic origin. Compare Venetan and Italian riga.


scaleîn

Ultimately derived from Latin scala. Compare Italian scalino, Venetan scalin, scałin.


cuntadeîn

Compare Italian contadino, Venetan contadin.


samèri

Plural derived ultimately from Late Latin sagmarius, cf. Latin sagma. Compare Dalmatian samur, Italian somarello, somarelli, somaro, somari, Sicilian sumeri, sumaru, Corsican sameri, Old French somier.


foûlmini

Plural derived from Latin fulmen, fulminis.


suldeîni

Plural formed from a diminutive of Latin soldus, from solidus. Compare Italian soldino, soldini.


pitruolgio

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra + oleum. Compare Italian petrolio, Venetan petrojo, Sicilian pitroliu.


carpano

From Latin carpinus. Cf. also Venetan càrpano, Italian carpino.

cárpano (alternative)
kárpano (alternative)


càvara

From Latin capra. Compare Venetan càvara, cavra.


uspadal

From Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (“shelter, hospice, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”).


furmajo

Ultimately from Medieval Latin fōrmāticum, from Latin fōrma (“mould”). May have arrived via Venetan and possibly other intermediaries; cf. Lombard formai.


pagura

From Latin pavor, pavorem, with a change in suffix, or through a Vulgar Latin root *pavura. Compare Italian paura.


cuorno

From Latin cornū. Compare Dalmatian cuarno.


cuorpo

From Latin corpus. Compare Italian and Venetan corpo, Dalmatian and Friulian cuarp.


fiùr

Inherited from Latin flōrem. Compare Venetan fior.

e sa turna fracà i fiuri za fracadi


alséta

a fold, sewn by hand at the bottom of a garment, to extend or to shorten it