dia

it-noun

dia m or f (plural unknown or uncertain)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dia, first-declension reshaping of Classical Latin diēs. Doublet of die.


manga

(comics) manga (comic originating in Japan)


biblioteca

Borrowed from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”). By surface analysis, biblio- + -teca.


hobbit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobbit; coined by J.R.R. Tolkien.

hobbit (a member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet)


fronte

Inherited from Latin frontem (“forehead”). For sense 2 compare the Latin etymon and derivatives in Italian like sfrontato (“shameless”).

inh+

(poetry, prosody) the two initial quatrains of an Italian sonnet


Eber

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עֵבֶר (Éver).


Andrea

From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). Due to the loss of the final S, the female name Andrea translates as Andreina.


quaderno

From Latin quaternus (“fourfold”), from quater (“four times”), from quattuor (“four”).


Simone

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (shim'ón).


e-book

Unadapted borrowing from English e-book.


dizionario

→ Neapolitan: dizziunario

→ Sardinian: ditzionàriu

Borrowed from Renaissance Latin dictiōnārium.


giallo

Borrowed from Old French jalne (variant of jaune), from Latin galbinus. Crime fiction sense derives from the yellow covers of cheap crime literature.

detective fiction, detective novel, detective story; crime fiction; whodunit; pulp fiction


Rebecca

From Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh, “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”).


Maria

a female given name, equivalent to English Mary


Abele

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abel


Agar

From Biblical Hebrew הָגָר (“stranger”).


Anna

From Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ).


Ester

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Esther


Disney

Unadapted borrowing from English Disney.

un film della Disney


Giuseppe

From Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.

a male given name from Hebrew, feminine equivalent Giuseppa, equivalent to English Joseph


Marco

From Latin Mārcus, from an earlier adjectival form *martcus (“pertaining to Mars”), from the name of the deity Mārs.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Mark


Paolo

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paul


Amos

Possibly from Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).


terza rima

(poetry) terza rima (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc)


rima

Borrowed from Old French rime, from a Germanic word cognate with Old English rīm (“counting”).


muta

Deverbal from mutare (“to change”) + -a.

(poetry, archaic) each of the two tercets in a Petrarchan sonnet


fabula

Borrowed from Latin fābula. Doublet of favola, fiaba, and fola.


testo

From Early New Latin textus (“text”), from Latin textus (“woven”), perfect passive participle of texō (“weave”).

(literature, linguistics, by extension) work

(music, literature) lyrics (the words of a song or poem)


Bartolomeo

From Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, literally “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from ברא (bra, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”).

Βαρθολομαῖος

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Bartholomew


Michele

From Latin Michāēlem, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).


Abimelech

Unadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew אֲבִימֶלֶךְ.


Giovanni

→ English: Giovanni

→ Armenian: Ջիվան (J̌ivan)

From Latin Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).

der

Papa Giovanni

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John


Sara

From Latin Sāra, from Ancient Greek Σᾱ́ρᾱ (Sā́rā), from Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (Śārāh).


atlante

From Atlante (“Atlas”), from Latin Ātlantem, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).

un atlante geografico

atlas (bound collection of maps or tables)

(anatomy) atlas (uppermost vertebra of the neck)

(architecture) telamon, atlas (male figure used as a pillar)


Giacomo

From Late Latin Iācomus, dialect variant of Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ).


Adamo

From Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).


cesura

Learned borrowing from Latin caesūra (“cut”).


contrasto

(literature) a work centered around a contrast between two opposing concepts


giornale

From Latin diurnālis (with influence from giorno (“day”)), from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“heaven, sky”). Originally an adjective meaning "daily" (modern giornaliero) as a modifier for foglio giornale.


quotidiano

From Latin quotīdiānus, from quot (“as often as”) + diēs (“day”).


vocabolario

Borrowed from Late Latin vocābulārium (“dictionary, vocabulary”).


Nimrod

Nembrod (alternative)
Nembrot (alternative)
Nembrotte (alternative)
Nembrotto (alternative)


Pentateuco

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “tool, scroll, book”).

(biblical) Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible)


bibliografia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βιβλιογραφία (bibliographía). By surface analysis, biblio- + -grafia.

βιβλιογραφία


sestina

→ English: sestina

(poetry) a six-line stanza, sestet, sestina, sextain


Aronne

From Latin Arōn, Aarōn, from Biblical Hebrew אהרן (Ahărōn).


Elisabetta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, literally “my God is an oath”).

der

Elizabeth, Elisabeth (biblical characters)


Filippo

Borrowed from Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philip


Matteo

French: Mattéo

From Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Matthew

(biblical) Matthew, the Gospel of Matthew


Luca

→ English: Luca

→ German: Luca

a male given name, equivalent to English Luke or Lucas


Pietro

From Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pietra).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter


Giuda

From Latin Iūdās, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδᾱς (Ioúdās), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Y'hudá).

a male given name, equivalent to English Jude

(biblical) Jude (Epistle of Jude); Judas


Samuele

From Latin Samū̆ēl, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (Šəmūʾḗl, “he who listens to God”)

uder

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

(biblical) Samuel; Books of Samuel (1 Samuele and 2 Samuele)


Neemia

From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”).


villanelle

Borrowed from French, from Italian villanella.


Isaia

From Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaḯas) from Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).

der

יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū)


Lamentazioni

(biblical) Lamentations, Book of Lamentations


Ezechiele

a male given name, equivalent to English Ezekiel


Daniele

From Latin Daniēlem, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (Dåniyel, literally “God is my judge”).


lassa

From French laisse, from laisser (“to leave”), from Old French laissier, from Latin laxāre (“to expand, make wide”).


Malachia

From Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (mal'achi, malʼāḵî, literally “my messenger”).


avanguardia

all'avanguardia / d'avanguardia (adjective)


sonetto

Borrowed from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).


giornalistico

it-adj

giornalistico (feminine giornalistica, masculine plural giornalistici, feminine plural giornalistiche)

giornalistica (feminine)
giornalistici (masculine plural)
giornalistiche (feminine plural)

(relational) news, newspaper; journalistic


Eliseo

From Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (Elisha').


Giudecca

From giudecca (“Jewish ghetto”), from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah, Judas”).

der

(literature) Judecca, a zone in Dante's Inferno reserved to the traitors to masters and benefactors, named after Judas Iscariot


Giovanna

a female given name, masculine equivalent Giovanni, equivalent to English Jane


Bibbia

From Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “books”).


-ne

Quelli è Iasón, che per cuore e per senno
li Colchi del monton privati féne.

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XVIII”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 86–87; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

That is Jason, who, through courage and wits, deprived the Colchians of the fleece.

La prima, che omo trovarao alcuna cosa scritta la quale se revederao avenire in simile, donne conoscerao che·llo ditto de Salamone ène vero. Dice Salamone: «Non è cosa nova sotto lo sole, ché cosa che pare nova stata è».

1350s, anonymous author, “Prologo e primo capitolo dove se demostra le rascione per le quale questa opera fatta fu [Preface and first chapter wherein the reason for which this work was made is shown]”, in Cronica [Chronicle]; republished as Giuseppe Porta, editor, Anonimo romano - Cronica, Adelphi, 1979, →ISBN:

The first one [reason] is that somebody will find in writing something which will be seen happening again in the same way; then, they will learn that Solomon's saying is true. Solomon says: "There are no new things under the sun, for a thing that appears new has [already] been".

(obsolete, chiefly poetry, now only dialectal) an epithetic syllable appended to oxytone words in order to make them paroxytone


scansione

(literature, poetry) scansion (rhythm or meter of a line or verse)


pentimento

→ English: pentimento (learned)

From pentirsi (“to repent, regret”) + -mento.

un'opera eseguita senza pentimenti

a work executed without changes (from the sketch/stub)

(art, literature) a change between the old sketch/stub of a work from its final form


Lia

From Latin Līa, itself from Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).


metrica

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετρική (metrikḗ); feminine substantive of metrico.

bor+

(music, poetry, etc.) metric (all senses)


scandire

it-verb

scandìre (first-person singular present scandìsco, first-person singular past historic scandìi, past participle scandìto, auxiliary avére)

scandìre (canonical)
scandìsco (first-person present singular)
scandìi (first-person historic past singular)
scandìto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
scandìre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
scandèndo (gerund)
scandènte (participle present)
scandìto (participle past)
scandìsco (first-person indicative present singular)
scandìsci (indicative present second-person singular)
scandìsce (indicative present singular third-person)
scandiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
scandìte (indicative plural present second-person)
scandìscono (indicative plural present third-person)
scandìvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
scandìvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
scandìva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
scandivàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
scandivàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
scandìvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
scandìi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
scandìsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
scandì (historic indicative past singular third-person)
scandìmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
scandìste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
scandìrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
scandirò (first-person future indicative singular)
scandirài (future indicative second-person singular)
scandirà (future indicative singular third-person)
scandirémo (first-person future indicative plural)
scandiréte (future indicative plural second-person)
scandirànno (future indicative plural third-person)
scandirèi (conditional first-person singular)
scandirésti (conditional second-person singular)
scandirèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
scandirébbe (conditional singular third-person)
scandirémmo (conditional first-person plural)
scandiréste (conditional plural second-person)
scandirèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
scandirébbero (conditional plural third-person)
scandìsca (first-person present singular subjunctive)
scandìsca (present second-person singular subjunctive)
scandìsca (present singular subjunctive third-person)
scandiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
scandiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
scandìscano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
scandìssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
scandìssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
scandìsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
scandìssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
scandìste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
scandìssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
scandìsci (imperative second-person singular)
scandìsca (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
scandiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
scandìte (imperative plural second-person)
scandìscano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
scandìre (imperative negative second-person singular)
scandìsca (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
scandiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
scandìte (imperative negative plural second-person)
scandìscano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From Latin scandō (“to climb, ascend”), from *skend- (“to jump”).

(poetry) to scan (to mark to show meter)


Sansone

der

Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן


fraseggiare

it-verb

fraseggiàre (first-person singular present fraséggio, first-person singular past historic fraseggiài, past participle fraseggiàto, auxiliary avére)

fraseggiàre (canonical)
fraséggio (first-person present singular)
fraseggiài (first-person historic past singular)
fraseggiàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
fraseggiàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
fraseggiàndo (gerund)
fraseggiànte (participle present)
fraseggiàto (participle past)
fraséggio (first-person indicative present singular)
fraséggi (indicative present second-person singular)
fraséggia (indicative present singular third-person)
fraseggiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
fraseggiàte (indicative plural present second-person)
fraséggiano (indicative plural present third-person)
fraseggiàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
fraseggiàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
fraseggiàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
fraseggiavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
fraseggiavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
fraseggiàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
fraseggiài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
fraseggiàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
fraseggiò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
fraseggiàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
fraseggiàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
fraseggiàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
fraseggerò (first-person future indicative singular)
fraseggerài (future indicative second-person singular)
fraseggerà (future indicative singular third-person)
fraseggerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
fraseggeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
fraseggerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
fraseggerèi (conditional first-person singular)
fraseggerésti (conditional second-person singular)
fraseggerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
fraseggerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
fraseggerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
fraseggeréste (conditional plural second-person)
fraseggerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
fraseggerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
fraséggi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fraséggi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fraséggi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fraseggiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fraseggiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fraséggino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fraseggiàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
fraseggiàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
fraseggiàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
fraseggiàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
fraseggiàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
fraseggiàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
fraséggia (imperative second-person singular)
fraséggi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
fraseggiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
fraseggiàte (imperative plural second-person)
fraséggino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
fraseggiàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
fraséggi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
fraseggiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
fraseggiàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
fraséggino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(literature) to phrase, to compose phrases


quinario

A line of verse containing five syllables (in classical Italian verse)


manzoniano

it-adj

manzoniano (feminine manzoniana, masculine plural manzoniani, feminine plural manzoniane)

manzoniana (feminine)
manzoniani (masculine plural)
manzoniane (feminine plural)

(literature) Manzonian (of or in the style of Alessandro Manzoni)


manzoniano

it-noun

manzoniano m (plural manzoniani, feminine manzoniana)

manzoniani (plural)
manzoniana (feminine)

(literature) Manzonian (follower or imitator of Alessandro Manzoni)


Mardocheo

uder

Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי


Decameron

il Decameron (canonical masculine)
Decamerone (alternative)

Literally, “ten days”, coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).

Decameron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio)


Raffaele

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

bor+

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Raphael

Raphael, the Archangel (biblical character)


shakespeariano

it-adj

shakespeariano (feminine shakespeariana, masculine plural shakespeariani, feminine plural shakespeariane)

shakespeariana (feminine)
shakespeariani (masculine plural)
shakespeariane (feminine plural)
scespiriano (alternative)

From English Shakespeare + -iano (“-ian”).


apologo

From Latin apologus, from Ancient Greek.


ventisettana

it-noun

ventisettana f (usually uncountable, plural ventisettane)

From Ventisette (“'27”, referred to years) + -ana (“-an”).

affix

the 1527 edition of the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio


centone

cento (Literary work of various authors)


antidiluviano

it-adj

antidiluviano (feminine antidiluviana, masculine plural antidiluviani, feminine plural antidiluviane)

antidiluviana (feminine)
antidiluviani (masculine plural)
antidiluviane (feminine plural)

(biblical) antediluvian (pertaining to the time prior to the Flood)


bibliografo

it-noun

bibliografo m (plural bibliografi, feminine bibliografa)

bibliografi (plural)
bibliografa (feminine)

bibliographer (person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography)


brogliaccio

brogliacci (plural)
brogliazzo (alternative)

From brogliare + -accio, on the model of French brouillard, brouillon, from brouiller.


Matusalemme

From Latin Mathusalam, from Ancient Greek Μαθουσάλα (Mathousála), from Biblical Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Məṯûšélaḥ).


Zaccaria

Zachariah, Zacharias, Zachary, Zechariah (biblical character)

a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin


evangelista

evangelisti (plural)
vangelista (alternative)

Borrowed from Late Latin evangelista, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής (euangelistḗs, “bringer of good news”).

der

εὐαγγελιστής

(biblical) evangelist (writer of a Gospel)


Stefano

From Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos).


Tobia

Derived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).


Beniamino

Borrowed from Latin Beniāmīnus, itself through Greek Βενιᾱμῑ́ν (Beniāmī́n) from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamín).


Isacco

From Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, “[he] will laugh”).


Noè

From Ancient Greek Νῶε (Nôe), from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nóakh, nṓaḥ).

Noah (a figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark)


Salomone

From Latin Salomōn, from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (Shlomo), from שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”).


Emmanuele

a male given name, more common in the form Emanuele


Taddeo

Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaîos), of uncertain origin.


Giuditta

→ Maltese: Ġuditta; ⇒ Ktieb ta’ Ġuditta


Saba

From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).

Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā)


Oloferne

From Late Latin Holofernēs, Holophernēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀλοφέρνης (Olophérnēs), from Iranian.


astrofico

it-adj

astrofico (feminine astrofica, masculine plural astrofici, feminine plural astrofiche)

astrofica (feminine)
astrofici (masculine plural)
astrofiche (feminine plural)


Erode

Internationalism, from Latin Hērōdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἡρῴδης (Hērṓidēs).


Silvano

From a derivative of Latin silva (“wood”).


Lazzaro

Motta San Giovanni
Motta San Giovanni#English

A hamlet in the comune of Motta San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy


Ismaele

From Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él (yišmāʿēl), “God hears, God will hear”).


Giosia

Hebrew יאשׁיּהוּ


girone

(literature) any one of the three concentric zones in which Dante divides the seventh circle of Hell ᵂᵖ

(informal, literature) any one of the crags in Dante's Purgatory

(informal, literature) any one of the heavens in Dante's Paradise


Gedeone

From Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”).


Ezechia

From Hebrew חִזְקִיָּה (chizkiyá, “Hezekiah”).


Esdra

From Latin Esdras, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עזרא.


Barnaba

From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from the Hebrew בּר (bar, “son”) and נָבִיא (naví, “prophet”).


Barabba

From Latin Barabbās, from Ancient Greek Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs), from Aramaic בַּר אַבָּא (bar ʾabbā, “son of the father”).


Ariele

From Biblical Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל (ari'él, literally “lion of God”), a compound of אֲרִי (arí, “lion”) and אֵל (él, “God”).


sirima

(poetry, prosody) the two final tercets of an Italian sonnet


sirma

(poetry) the two final tercets of an Italian sonnet


stornello

(poetry) a type of lyric poem or folk song


c'era una volta

(used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time


Caino

From Biblical Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”).


Piero

a male given name, equivalent to English Peter


autobiografismo

it-noun

autobiografismo m (plural autobiografismi)


acatalettico

it-adj

acatalettico (feminine acatalettica, masculine plural acatalettici, feminine plural acatalettiche)

acatalettica (feminine)
acatalettici (masculine plural)
acatalettiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin acatalēcticus, derived from catalēcticus.


aedo

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”), from ἀείδω (aeídō, “I sing”).

lbor

(Ancient Greece) a professional poet; a bard


agnizione

Learned borrowing from Latin agnitiōnem, derived from agnitus, past passive participle of agnoscō (“to understand, recognize, know, perceive”).

(literature, theater) The plot-relevant reveal of a character's previously unknown indentity.


antistrofe

antistrofi (plural)
antistrofa (alternative)

Borrowed from Late Latin antistrophe, antistropha, from Ancient Greek ἀντιστροφή (antistrophḗ, “turning about”). By surface analysis, anti- + strofe.

der

(Ancient Greece, poetry, theater) antistrophe


postdiluviano

it-adj

postdiluviano (feminine postdiluviana, masculine plural postdiluviani, feminine plural postdiluviane)

postdiluviana (feminine)
postdiluviani (masculine plural)
postdiluviane (feminine plural)
posdiluviano (alternative)


coriambico

coriambico (feminine coriambica, masculine plural coriambici, feminine plural coriambiche)

coriambica (feminine)
coriambici (masculine plural)
coriambiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin choriambĭcus, from Ancient Greek χοριαμβικός (khoriambikós). By surface analysis, coriambo + -ico.


crittologico

it-adj

crittologico (feminine crittologica, masculine plural crittologici, feminine plural crittologiche)

crittologica (feminine)
crittologici (masculine plural)
crittologiche (feminine plural)
criptològico (alternative)


Dalila

Borrowed from Latin Dalila, itself ultimately from Biblical Hebrew דְּלִילָה (D'līla).


egloga

Borrowed from Latin ecloga, from Ancient Greek ἐκλογή (eklogḗ, “selection”), derived from ἐκλέγω (eklégō, “I pick, choose”).


Esaù

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).

bor+

(biblical) Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah)


Fortebraccio

Fortinbras (a character in Shakespeare's Hamlet)


Manasse

From Latin Manassē̆s, ultimately derived from Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֵּׁה (Mənaššé).


Melchisedec

From Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malki-tsédek).

uder

מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק


melica

(poetry) Ellipsis of poesia melica (“melic poetry”).


narratologico

it-adj

narratologico (feminine narratologica, masculine plural narratologici, feminine plural narratologiche)

narratologica (feminine)
narratologici (masculine plural)
narratologiche (feminine plural)


patafisica

(literature) pataphysics (absurdist philosophy)


petrarchesco

petrarchesco (feminine petrarchesca, masculine plural petrarcheschi, feminine plural petrarchesche)

petrarchesca (feminine)
petrarcheschi (masculine plural)
petrarchesche (feminine plural)

From Petrarca (“Petrarch”) + -esco (“-esque”).

affix

(literature) Petrarchan (of or relating to Petrarch)

(literature) Petrarchesque (reminiscing of the style of Petrarch)


Putifarre

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Pūtiphar, from Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפָר (Pōṭīfar), itself from Egyptian 𓇳𓅮𓏙𓅮 (pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ)


Rufo

Rufus, either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament

a male given name, equivalent to English Rufus


Sofonia

der

Hebrew צְפַנְיָה


spondaico

it-adj

spondaico (feminine spondaica, masculine plural spondaici, feminine plural spondaiche)

spondaica (feminine)
spondaici (masculine plural)
spondaiche (feminine plural)


petrarchismo

From Petrarca (“Petrarch”) + -ismo (“-ism”).

(countable or uncountable, literature) Petrarchism


petrarchista

it-noun

petrarchista m or f by sense (masculine plural petrarchisti, feminine plural petrarchiste)

petrarchisti (masculine plural)
petrarchiste (feminine plural)

From Petrarca (“Petrarch”) + -ista (“-ist”).

(literature) Petrarchist (one who imitates the style of Petrarch)


petrarchescamente

From petrarchesca f sg (“Petrarchan; Petrarchesque”) + -mente (“-ly”).


villancico

Borrowed from Spanish villancico, from villano (“peasant”), from Medieval Latin vīllānus (“villager”).

(music, poetry) villancico (traditional Spanish or Portuguese folk song)


catalogico

it-adj

catalogico (feminine catalogica, masculine plural catalogici, feminine plural catalogiche)

catalogica (feminine)
catalogici (masculine plural)
catalogiche (feminine plural)


peone

From Latin paeōn, from Ancient Greek παιών (paiṓn), variant of παιάν (paián) (cfr. peana).


acataletto

acataletto (feminine acataletta, masculine plural acataletti, feminine plural acatalette)

acataletta (feminine)
acataletti (masculine plural)
acatalette (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin acatalēctus, from Ancient Greek ἀκατάληκτος (akatálēktos, “leaving off”).


Assuero

From Biblical Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (Akhashverósh), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /Xšayāršā/, “ruler among kings”), thus a doublet of Italian Artaserse

אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ


antidotario

(medicine) antidotary (a book or list of antidotes)


ottava rima

(poetry) ottava rima (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc)


autocommento

(literature) self-comment (a form of self-criticism)


babbano

it-noun

babbano m (plural babbani, feminine babbana)


sonetto petrarchesco

sonetto petrarchesco m (plural sonetti petrarcheschi)

Named after Italian scholar, poet and humanist Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), who did not invent but made large use of this form in his authorship.


petrarcheggiare

it-verb

petrarcheggiàre (first-person singular present petrarchéggio, first-person singular past historic petrarcheggiài, past participle petrarcheggiàto, auxiliary avére)

petrarcheggiàre (canonical)
petrarchéggio (first-person present singular)
petrarcheggiài (first-person historic past singular)
petrarcheggiàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
petrarcheggiàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
petrarcheggiàndo (gerund)
petrarcheggiànte (participle present)
petrarcheggiàto (participle past)
petrarchéggio (first-person indicative present singular)
petrarchéggi (indicative present second-person singular)
petrarchéggia (indicative present singular third-person)
petrarcheggiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
petrarcheggiàte (indicative plural present second-person)
petrarchéggiano (indicative plural present third-person)
petrarcheggiàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
petrarcheggiàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
petrarcheggiàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
petrarcheggiavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
petrarcheggiavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
petrarcheggiàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
petrarcheggiài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
petrarcheggiàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
petrarcheggiò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
petrarcheggiàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
petrarcheggiàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
petrarcheggiàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
petrarcheggerò (first-person future indicative singular)
petrarcheggerài (future indicative second-person singular)
petrarcheggerà (future indicative singular third-person)
petrarcheggerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
petrarcheggeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
petrarcheggerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
petrarcheggerèi (conditional first-person singular)
petrarcheggerésti (conditional second-person singular)
petrarcheggerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
petrarcheggerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
petrarcheggerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
petrarcheggeréste (conditional plural second-person)
petrarcheggerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
petrarcheggerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
petrarchéggi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
petrarchéggi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
petrarchéggi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
petrarcheggiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
petrarcheggiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
petrarchéggino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
petrarcheggiàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
petrarcheggiàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
petrarcheggiàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
petrarcheggiàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
petrarcheggiàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
petrarcheggiàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
petrarchéggia (imperative second-person singular)
petrarchéggi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
petrarcheggiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
petrarcheggiàte (imperative plural second-person)
petrarchéggino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
petrarcheggiàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
petrarchéggi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
petrarcheggiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
petrarcheggiàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
petrarchéggino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From Petrarca (“Petrarch”) + -eggiare (verb-forming suffix).

affix

(intransitive, poetry) to write according to the Petrarchan style; to imitate Petrarch's poetry; to Petrarchize


Sedecia

From Hebrew צִדְקִיָּהוּ.

der

צִדְקִיָּהוּ

Hebrew צִדְקִיָּהוּ


Efrem

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim, “Ephraim”, literally “fruitful”).


Zaccheo

From Ancient Greek Ζακχαῖος (Zakkhaîos), from Hebrew זכי (zakkay).


Fineas

uder

Hebrew פִּינְחָס (Pīn'ḥās)


Serug

Hebrew שְׂרוּג (Śərūḡ)


Roboamo

der

Hebrew רְחַבְעָם


Elon

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn).


Uriele

Borrowed from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (“God is my light”).


Gamaliele

From Late Latin Gamaliēl from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl) from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).

bor

Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl)

cog

ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ

(biblical, Judaism, Christianity) Gamaliel


Agabo

From Ancient Greek Ἄγαβος (Ágabos), from Biblical Hebrew חָגָב (“locust”).


Mattatia

From the Latin Mattathiās, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Măttăthĭ́ās), from the Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū).

der

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū)


Malco

From Ancient Greek Μάλχος (Málkhos), from Hebrew מֶלֶך.


digiambo

Borrowed from Late Latin diiambus, from Ancient Greek διίαμβος (diíambos), derived from δι- (di-, “two”) + ἴαμβος (íambos, “iambus”).


elegiambo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεγίαμβος (elegíambos), compound of ἔλεγος (élegos, “elegy”) + ἴαμβος (íambos, “iambus”).

compound

(poetry) a metrical foot in verse consisting of two dactyls and three trochees (¯˘˘¯˘˘¯˘¯˘¯˘)


meliambo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μελίαμβος (melíambos).

bor+

(poetry) a composition that mixes iambic verses with dactylic verses


galliambo

Borrowed from Latin galliambus, from Ancient Greek γαλλιαμβικόν (μέτρον) (galliambikón (métron)).

der

γαλλιαμβικόν (μέτρον)


pentastico

it-adj

pentastico (feminine pentastica, masculine plural pentastici, feminine plural pentastiche)

pentastica (feminine)
pentastici (masculine plural)
pentastiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντάστιχος (pentástikhos).

bor+

(poetry, uncommon) consisting of five verses


rima baciata

(poetry) an AABB rhyme scheme wherein a line rhymes with the following one


diluvio universale

il diluvio universale (canonical masculine)


macchina del tempo

it-noun

macchina del tempo f (plural macchine del tempo)

(literature, sciences, science fiction) time machine


mesostico

From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “line”). By surface analysis, meso- + -stico


monometro

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μονόμετρος (monómetros).


monostico

From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, single”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “line”). By surface analysis, mono- + -stico.


polimetro

it-adj

polimetro (feminine polimetra, masculine plural polimetri, feminine plural polimetre)

polimetra (feminine)
polimetri (masculine plural)
polimetre (feminine plural)


tristico

tristico (feminine tristica, masculine plural tristici, feminine plural tristiche)

tristica (feminine)
tristici (masculine plural)
tristiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίστιχος (trístikhos), derived from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “line, series”).

bor+

(poetry) consisting of three lines (of a stanza)


falecio

faleci (masculine plural)
faleceo (alternative)
faleucio (alternative)
faleuco (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin phalaecius, phalaecēus, phaleucius, phalaecus [versus], from Ancient Greek φαλαίκειον [μέτρον] (phalaíkeion [métron]).

der

φαλαίκειον 􂀿μέτρον􂁀

(poetry) being hendecasyllabic, and consisting of a spondee, a dactyl, and three trochees (of a verse)


falecio

faleci (plural)
faleceo (alternative)
faleucio (alternative)
faleuco (alternative)

φαλαίκειον 􂀿μέτρον􂁀

( poetry) a hendecasyllabic verse, consisting of a spondee, a dactyl, and three trochees


Disma

(biblical) Dismas, the name of the penitent thief crucified together with Christ


shakespearianamente

From shakespeariana f sg (“Shakespearean”) + -mente (“-ly”).


cherileo

(poetry) a metre consisting of a catalectic hexameter


difilio

Borrowed from Latin Dīphilius, derived from the proper name of Athenian comic poet Dīphilus, from Ancient Greek Δίφιλος (Díphilos).


Arpacsad

From Ancient Greek Ἀρφαξάδ (Arphaxád), from Biblical Hebrew אַרְפַּכְשַׁד (ʾArpaḵšaḏ).

der

אַרְפַּכְשַׁד


postincunabolo

it-noun

postincunabolo m (plural postincunaboli)

(bibliography, uncommon) a book printed in the first half of the 16ᵗʰ century


discorso indiretto

Literally, “indirect discourse”, or more loosely translated as “indirect speech”.


Otniel

der

Hebrew עתניאל