A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick — Page 6

Vocabulary

Ho

First person singular present of 'avere' (to have)

calcolato

Calculated; past participle of 'calcolare'

su

On, upon, over; common preposition

una

A, an; feminine indefinite article

media

Average, mean; a statistical midpoint

che

That, which, who; versatile conjunction or pronoun

un

A, an; masculine indefinite article

bambino

Child, baby, young boy

appena

Just, barely, as soon as

nato

Born; past participle of 'nascere'

peserà

Will weigh; future tense of 'pesare'

libbre

Pounds; unit of weight measurement

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction

nel

In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il'

corso

Course, flow, duration of time

di

Of, from; very common preposition

anno

Year; a twelve-month period

solare

Solar; relating to the sun or calendar year

se

If; conditional conjunction

allattato

Nursed, breastfed; past participle of 'allattare'

in

In, into; common preposition of location

modo

Way, manner, method

ragionevole

Reasonable, sensible, fair

arriverà

Will arrive, will reach; future of 'arrivare'

a

To, at; fundamental preposition

pesare

To weigh; to measure weight

Ammetto

I admit; first person singular of 'ammettere'

questo

This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun

cibo

Food, nourishment, sustenance

sarà

Will be; future tense of 'essere'

alquanto

Rather, somewhat, quite a bit

costoso

Expensive, costly, pricey

quindi

Therefore, so, thus

molto

Very, much, a lot

appropriato

Appropriate, suitable, fitting

per

For, through, by; common preposition

i

The; masculine plural definite article

proprietari

Owners, landlords, proprietors

terrieri

Landowners; relating to land ownership

quali

Which, who; relative pronoun plural form

avendo

Having; gerund form of 'avere'

già

Already, yet, formerly

divorato

Devoured, consumed greedily; past participle

la

The; feminine singular definite article

maggior

Greater, major, most; comparative adjective

parte

Part, portion, share

dei

Of the; masculine plural contraction

genitori

Parents; mother and father

sembrano

They seem, they appear; third person plural

avere

To have; fundamental auxiliary verb

il

The; masculine singular definite article

miglior

Best, better; superlative adjective form

diritto

Right, entitlement; legal or moral claim

sui

On the; contraction of 'su' and 'i'

figli

Children, sons; offspring

La

The; feminine singular definite article

carne

Meat, flesh; edible animal tissue

stagione

Season; one of four annual periods

tutto

All, everything, whole

l'anno

The year; contracted definite article form

ma

But; adversative conjunction

più

More, most; comparative adverb

abbondante

Abundant, plentiful, ample

marzo

March; the third month of the year

poco

Little, few, a bit

prima

Before, earlier, first

dopo

After, later, afterwards

poiché

Since, because, as; causal conjunction

ci

Us, to us, there; reflexive/locative pronoun

viene

Comes; third person singular of 'venire'

detto

Said, told; past participle of 'dire'

da

By, from, since; common preposition

autorevole

Authoritative, authoritative, reliable source

autore

Author, writer, creator

eminente

Eminent, distinguished, prominent

medico

Doctor, physician, medical practitioner

francese

French; relating to France or its language

essendo

Being; gerund form of 'essere'

pesce

Fish; aquatic animal used as food

alimento

Food, nourishment, nutriment

prolifico

Prolific, fertile, highly productive

nascono

They are born; third person plural of 'nascere'

bambini

Children, babies; plural of bambino

nei

In the; masculine plural contraction

paesi

Countries, towns, villages

cattolici

Catholic; plural adjective relating to Catholicism

romani

Roman; relating to Rome or Roman Catholicism

circa

About, approximately, around

nove

Nine; the number nine

mesi

Months; plural of 'mese'

Quaresima

Lent; forty-day Catholic fasting period

qualsiasi

Any, whatever, whichever

altra

Other, another; feminine singular form

pertanto

Therefore, consequently, hence

contando

Counting, considering; gerund of 'contare'

mercati

Markets; places where goods are sold

saranno

Will be; future plural of 'essere'

saturi

Saturated, full, flooded with supply

del

Of the; masculine singular contraction

solito

Usual, customary, habitual

numero

Number, quantity, amount

neonati

Newborns, infants; newly born babies

è

Is; third person singular of 'essere'

almeno

At least, at a minimum

tre

Three; the number three

uno

One; masculine singular numeral or article

regno

Kingdom, realm, reign

ciò

This, that; neuter demonstrative pronoun

avrà

Will have; future singular of 'avere'

altro

Other, another, else

vantaggio

Advantage, benefit, gain

collaterale

Collateral, secondary, side effect

riducendo

Reducing, decreasing; gerund of 'ridurre'

tra

Between, among, within

noi

We, us; first person plural pronoun

costo

Cost, expense, price

allevare

To raise, to breed, to bring up

figlio

Son, child, offspring

mendicante

Beggar, mendicant, one who begs

nella

In the; feminine singular contraction

qual

Which; shortened form of 'quale'

categoria

Category, class, group

includo

I include; first person singular of 'includere'

tutti

All, everyone; masculine plural form

contadini

Peasants, farmers, rural workers

lavoratori

Workers, laborers; those who work

giornata

Day, workday; full day's duration

quattro

Four; the number four

quinti

Fifths; ordinal plural of 'quinto'

degli

Of the; masculine plural contraction

agricoltori

Farmers, agriculturalists, growers

ammonti

Amounts to; subjunctive of 'ammontare'

due

Two; the number two

all'anno

Per year, annually; contracted prepositional phrase

stracci

Rags, tatters, worn-out clothes

compresi

Included, comprised; past participle of 'comprendere'

credo

I believe, I think; first person singular

nessun

No, not any; masculine singular negative adjective

gentiluomo

Gentleman; man of noble social standing

si

Himself, herself, oneself; reflexive pronoun

lamenterebbe

Would complain; conditional of 'lamentarsi'

dare

To give; fundamental Italian verb

dieci

Ten; the number ten

carcassa

Carcass, carcass, dead animal body

bel

Fine, beautiful; shortened form of 'bello'

grasso

Fat, plump; having abundant flesh

come

How, as, like; conjunction or adverb

ho

I have; first person singular of 'avere'

darà

Will give; future singular of 'dare'

portate

Courses, dishes; servings in a meal

ottima

Excellent, very good; feminine superlative adjective

nutriente

Nutritious, nourishing, wholesome

quando

When; temporal conjunction or adverb

egli

He; third person masculine singular pronoun

abbia

Has; subjunctive of 'avere'

solo

Only, alone, just

qualche

Some, a few, any

amico

Friend, companion, close acquaintance

particolare

Particular, special, specific

o

Or; disjunctive conjunction

propria

Own, one's own; feminine possessive adjective

famiglia

Family; group of related persons

cenare

To dine, to have dinner

con

With; preposition indicating accompaniment

lui

Him, he; third person masculine pronoun