abaco

From Latin abacus (“counting board”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”).

abbaco

art of counting; except in the meaning of


libreria

it-noun

libreria f (plural librerie, diminutive libreriétta, augmentative librerióna, pejorative libreriàccia)

librerie (plural)
libreriétta (diminutive)
librerióna (augmentative)
libreriàccia (pejorative)

(furniture) bookcase, bookshelf, bookshelves


letto

letto m (plural letti, diminutive lettìno or lettùccio or letticciòlo, augmentative (uncommon) lettóne, pejorative lettàccio)

letti (plural)
lettìno (diminutive)
lettùccio (diminutive)
letticciòlo (diminutive)
lettóne (augmentative uncommon)
lettàccio (pejorative)

From Latin lectus (“bed”). Compare French lit, Galician and Portuguese leito and Catalan llit.


credenza

→ German: Kredenz

→ English: credenza

→ Maltese: gredenza, gradenza

From Late Latin crēdentia, from Latin crēdēns. By surface analysis, credere + -enza.
Furniture sense is by similarity with small church table hosting paten, chalice and spoon during Communion.

(furniture) sideboard, cupboard, hutch, abacus (church furniture)


puf

(furniture) pouf (low cushioned seat with no back;padded footstool)


baule

→ Ottoman Turkish: باوول (bavul)

Turkish: bavul

desc

→ Laz: ბაული (bauli), ბავული (bavuli) — Okordule

→ Russian: баул (baul)

Most likely from Latin bāiulāre, ultimately from bāiulus (“one who bears burdens, porter, carrier”). Compare French bahut.


comò

From French commode (“chest of drawers”).

(furniture) chest of drawers, bureau, buro


dispensa

From Medieval Latin or Late Latin dīspēnsa, feminine past participle of dīspendō, from Latin dis- + pendō.


sedia

→ Ottoman Turkish: سدیه (sedye)

→ Turkish: sedye

From sedere.
The initial auto-gemination found in some regional Italian varieties seems to be unetymological.


poltrona

→ Greek: πολυθρόνα (polythróna)

→ Portuguese: poltrona

→ Spanish: poltrona


scrivania

(furniture) desk, writing desk, writing table, bonheur du jour


armadio

From the older armario, borrowed from Latin armārium.

(furniture) wardrobe, closet, cupboard, cabinet


divano

Borrowed from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān), from Persian دیوان (dêvân), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).

(furniture) sofa, divan, settee, chesterfield, love seat


tavolo

it-noun

tavolo m (plural tavoli, diminutive tavolino or tavolèllo, augmentative tavolóne)

tavoli (plural)
tavolino (diminutive)
tavolèllo (diminutive)
tavolóne (augmentative)

From Latin tabula, with a change in gender and inflection.


tavola

tavola f (plural tavole, diminutive tavolèlla or tavolétta or tavolettina or tavolina, augmentative tavolóna, pejorative tavolàccia or tavolùccia)

tavole (plural)
tavolèlla (diminutive)
tavolétta (diminutive)
tavolettina (diminutive)
tavolina (diminutive)
tavolóna (augmentative)
tavolàccia (pejorative)
tavolùccia (pejorative)

→ Arabic: طَاوِلَة (ṭāwila)

Gulf Arabic: طاولة (ṭāwla)

Moroccan Arabic: طاولة (ṭāwla)

North Levantine Arabic: طاولة (ṭāwle)

→ Italiot Greek: tavla

→ Ottoman Turkish: طبله (tabla)

Turkish: tavla

→ English: tavla

desctree

→ Greek: τάβλι (távli)
→ Romanian: table

desc

→ Hebrew: טַבְלָה (ṭaḇlā)

→ Hebrew: טַבְלָה (ṭaḇlā)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: та̀вла

Latin script: tàvla

→ Tigrinya: ጣውላ (ṭawla)

From Latin tabula. Doublet of tabula and tavolo.


madia

From Vulgar Latin *madiga, from magida, from Ancient Greek μαγίδα (magída). Compare Sicilian maidda.

(furniture) cupboard or cabinet (in a kitchen)


salotto

From sala + -otto; cognate with Piedmontese salòt.

(by extension, furniture) suite (furniture for such a room)


scrittoio

From Late Latin scrīptōrium (“writing desk; writing room”), derived from Classical Latin scrīptus (“written”), perfect passive participle of scrībō (“to write”). Doublet of scrittorio.


casellario

(office, furniture) filing cabinet (British), file cabinet (US), pigeonhole


sdraio

it-noun

sdraio f (usually invariable, plural (informal) sdraie)

Ellipsis of sedia a sdraio. (keeping the feminine gender of sedia), where sdraio is deverbal from sdraiarsi (“to lie down”). The alternative form sdraia undergoes a change in the ending to match the gender. The alternative form's plural sdraie also became the plural of sdraio for some speakers, to solve the ambiguity of invariability.


ribalta

→ Portuguese: ribalta


guardaroba

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) + roba (“clothing”).

it-verb-obj

(furniture) wardrobe (movable furniture for storing clothes)


comodino

→ Hijazi Arabic: كمدينة

→ Egyptian Arabic: كومودينو


sofà

From Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “sofa, long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”).


letto matrimoniale

it-noun

letto matrimoniale m (plural letti matrimoniali)


sgabello

From Latin scabellum, scabillum, diminutive of scamnum (“seat”).

(furniture) stool (low, such as a pouffe; or high, especially in a bar), footstool


classificatore

classificatore m (plural classificatori)


paravento

desctree

→ French: paravent
→ Czech: paraván
→ English: paravent
→ German: Paravent
→ Ottoman Turkish: پاراوان (paravan), پاراوانه (paravana)
Turkish: paravan
→ Romanian: paravan

→ Turkish: paravana

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to protect; to block”) + vento (“wind”).

it-verb-obj

(furniture) screen, folding screen, room divider


poggiapiedi

Verb-object compound, composed of poggia (“to lean, to rest”) + piedi (“feet”).


divanetto

From divano + -etto (diminutive suffix).


canterano

(furniture) a piece of furniture which has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above the other, used mainly for the storage of clean clothes


sedia a dondolo

it-noun

sedia a dondolo f (plural sedie a dondolo)


angoliera

(furniture) corner cupboard (or shelf), encoignure


cantoniera

(furniture) corner cupboard, encoignure, commode


reggilibro

Verb-object compound, composed of reggi (“to hold, to support”) + libro (“book”).


divano-letto

(furniture) day bed, sofa bed (sofa/couch that transforms into a bed)


sedia girevole

it-noun

sedia girevole f (plural sedie girevoli)


sedia a sdraio

sedia a sdraio f (plural sedie a sdraio)


materasso ad acqua

materasso ad acqua m (plural materassi ad acqua)


tavolo da cena

tavolo da cena m (plural tavoli da cena)


letto a due piazze

letto a due piazze m (plural letti a due piazze)


letto ad una piazza

letto ad una piazza m (plural letti ad una piazza)


letto a baldacchino

letto a baldacchino m (plural letti a baldacchino)


porta bacinella

porta bacinella m (plural porta bacinelle)


materasso giapponese

materasso giapponese m (plural materassi giapponesi)

(furniture) futon a thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material


materasso ad aria

materasso ad aria m (plural materassi ad aria)


tavolino da salotto

tavolino da salotto m (plural tavolini da salotto)


tavolo da pranzo

tavolo da pranzo m (plural tavoli da pranzo)


letto a castello

letto a castello m (plural letti a castello)


piano cottura

(furniture) cooktop, stovetop, range, hob, rings