A lampione is a large glass-covered lamp supported by a column or a support fixed to the wall, used for lighting streets, squares, gardens, and the like. It derives from the word lampa, meaning ‘lightning’ or ‘flash’. lampione street light / lamp post Being a masculine noun, it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: …
The word for toothpaste in Italian is dentifricio. It comes from the Latin dentifricium, the compilation of dens dentis “tooth” and the verb fricare “to rub”. dentifricio toothpaste Dentifricio is a masculine noun, so it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: il dentifriciothe toothpaste un dentifricioa toothpaste i dentifricithe toothpastes dei dentifrici(some) toothpastes Some …
The word felpa in Italian comes from the old French felpe. It is used to indicate, not only a sweatshirt or hoodie, but also the fleece from which it is made. felpa fleece / sweatshirt Because it is a feminine noun, it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: la felpathe sweatshirtuna felpaa sweatshirt le …
Pollice, whose origin can be traced back to the Latin pollex -lĭcis, is the word for thumb in Italian. pollice thumb / inch Because pollice is a masculine noun, it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: il pollicethe thumb un pollicea thumb i pollicithe thumbs dei pollici(some) thumbs The thumb is the outermost digit, …
The verb ululare (and its English cognate to ululate) descends from the Latin verb ululare, meaning to howl or to wail. The Latin root carried the same meaning as the modern Italian word, and almost certainly originated from the howling sound associated with it. Ululare is a regular -are verb, so it can be conjugated …
Today we’ll be looking at the Italian word spunto, which derives from the verb spuntare meaning to sprout or to crop up. Spunto is a masculine noun that starts with sp-. For this reason, it takes the following articles: lo spunto uno spunto gli spunti degli spunti In the world of the arts, the term …