Leviathan — Page 1

Vocabulary

LEVIATANO

le-via-TA-no — Leviathan; a sea monster symbolizing sovereign power

Di

di — Of; preposition indicating possession or authorship

OVVERO

ov-VE-ro — Or rather; that is to say; alternatively

LA

la — The; feminine singular definite article

MATERIA

ma-TE-ria — Matter; material substance or subject of discussion

FORMA

FOR-ma — Form; shape or structure of something

E

e — And; basic coordinating conjunction

IL

il — The; masculine singular definite article

POTERE

po-TE-re — Power; authority or ability to govern or control

DI

di — Of; preposition indicating belonging or specification

UNO

U-no — A; masculine singular indefinite article or number one

STATO

STA-to — State; politically organized body of people or nation

ECCLESIASTICO

ec-cle-sia-STI-co — Ecclesiastical; relating to the Christian church or clergy

CIVILE

ci-VI-le — Civil; relating to citizens or civic society

di

di — Of; preposition indicating origin or possession

Stampato

stam-PA-to — Printed; past participle of stampare, to print

per

per — For; by; preposition of purpose or agency

al

al — At the; contraction of a and il

nel

nel — In the; contraction of in and il

sagrato

sa-GRA-to — Churchyard; consecrated grounds surrounding a church

NOTE

NO-te — Notes; written remarks or annotations on a text

DEL

del — Of the; masculine singular contraction of di and il

TRASCRITTORE

tra-scrit-TO-re — Transcriber; person who transcribes a text

SUL

sul — On the; masculine singular contraction of su and il

TESTO

TE-sto — Text; written or printed body of a work

ELETTRONICO

e-let-TRO-ni-co — Electronic; relating to digital or computer-based format

Questo

QUE-sto — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective

testo

TE-sto — Text; written or printed body of a work

elettronico

e-let-TRO-ni-co — Electronic; in digital or computer-based format

è

è — Is; third person singular of essere, to be

stato

STA-to — Been; past participle of essere, to be

preparato

pre-pa-RA-to — Prepared; made ready or put together in advance

a

a — At; to; preposition of place, direction, or purpose

partire

par-TI-re — To start; to leave; used in phrase a partire da

dall'

dall — From the; contraction of da and l' before vowel

edizione

e-di-ZIO-ne — Edition; particular version or printing of a book

del

del — Of the; masculine singular contraction of di and il

Leviatano

le-via-TA-no — Leviathan; Hobbes's major work on political philosophy

la

la — The; feminine singular definite article

quale

QUA-le — Which; relative pronoun referring to previously mentioned noun

sua

SU-a — Its; her; third person singular feminine possessive adjective

volta

VOL-ta — Turn; time; as in a sua volta, in its turn

stata

STA-ta — Been; feminine past participle of essere, to be

preparata

pre-pa-RA-ta — Prepared; feminine past participle, made ready beforehand

dalla

DAL-la — From the; feminine singular contraction of da and la

prima

PRI-ma — First; feminine adjective indicating original or earliest version

Ho

o — I have; first person singular present of avere

cercato

cer-CA-to — Tried; sought; past participle of cercare

seguire

se-GUI-re — To follow; to adhere closely to something

il

il — The; masculine singular definite article

più

più — More; most; adverb of degree or comparison

fedelmente

fe-del-MEN-te — Faithfully; in a faithful and accurate manner

possibile

pos-SI-bi-le — Possible; capable of being done or achieved

l'

l — The; elided definite article before vowel sound

originale

o-ri-gi-NA-le — Original; the first or authentic version of a text

e

e — And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements

rendere

REN-de-re — To render; to give back or reproduce something

sapore

sa-PO-re — Flavor; taste; figuratively the feel or character of text

che

ke — That; which; conjunction or relative pronoun

stesso

STES-so — Same; himself; used for emphasis or identity

corresse

cor-RES-se — Corrected; past subjunctive of correggere, to correct

in

in — In; preposition of location or state

bozze

BOT-ze — Proofs; draft copies of text checked before printing

ma

ma — But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast

le

le — The; feminine plural definite article

seguenti

se-GUEN-ti — Following; the ones that come next in order

differenze

dif-fe-REN-ze — Differences; ways in which things are not the same

erano

E-ra-no — Were; third person plural imperfect of essere

inevitabili

i-ne-vi-TA-bi-li — Unavoidable; impossible to prevent or escape

usava

u-SA-va — Used; third person singular imperfect of usare

maiuscole

ma-IU-sco-le — Capital letters; uppercase letters used for emphasis

corsivi

cor-SI-vi — Italics; slanted typeface used for emphasis or titles

modo

MO-do — Way; manner; means of doing something

molto

MOL-to — Very; much; adverb or adjective of high degree

esteso

e-STE-so — Extended; widespread; used to a large degree

enfatizzare

en-fa-tiz-ZA-re — To emphasize; to stress or highlight something

i

i — The; masculine plural definite article

nomi

NO-mi — Names; nouns; proper or common names of things

propri

PRO-pri — Proper; own; as in nomi propri, proper nouns

citazioni

ci-ta-ZIO-ni — Quotations; passages cited from another source

volte

VOL-te — Times; occasions; plural of volta

quanto

QUAN-to — How much; as much; used in comparisons

pare

PA-re — It seems; third person singular of parere

semplicemente

sem-pli-ce-MEN-te — Simply; in a simple or plain manner

così

co-SÌ — So; thus; in this way or manner

L'

l — The; elided definite article before a vowel

contiene

con-TIE-ne — Contains; holds within; third person singular of contenere

note

NO-te — Notes; annotations or remarks added to a text

margine

MAR-gi-ne — Margin; blank edge of a page for notes

estese

e-STE-se — Extensive; wide-ranging; feminine plural of esteso

utilizzate

u-ti-liz-ZA-te — Used; employed; feminine plural past participle of utilizzare

indicare

in-di-CA-re — To indicate; to point out or show something

dove

DO-ve — Where; adverb of place in questions or clauses

egli

E-gli — He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun

introduce

in-tro-DU-ce — Introduces; presents something new for the first time

definizioni

de-fi-ni-ZIO-ni — Definitions; explanations of the meaning of words

parole

pa-RO-le — Words; units of language with meaning

concetti

con-CET-ti — Concepts; abstract ideas or general notions

fornire

for-NI-re — To provide; to supply or offer something needed

breve

BRE-ve — Brief; short in duration or length

argomento

ar-go-MEN-to — Argument; topic or subject matter being discussed

trattato

trat-TA-to — Treated; dealt with; also a treatise or treaty

da

da — By; from; preposition of origin or agency

un

un — A; masculine singular indefinite article

paragrafo

pa-RA-gra-fo — Paragraph; section of text dealing with one topic

o

o — Or; coordinating conjunction presenting an alternative

una

U-na — A; feminine singular indefinite article

sezione

se-ZIO-ne — Section; a distinct part of a larger text

riferimenti

ri-fe-ri-MEN-ti — References; citations pointing to other works or sources

alle

AL-le — To the; feminine plural contraction of a and le

sue

SU-e — His; her; feminine plural possessive adjective

gran

gran — Great; large; truncated form of grande before nouns

parte

PAR-te — Part; portion; section of a whole

non

non — Not; basic negation adverb in Italian

esclusivamente

e-sclu-si-va-MEN-te — Exclusively; solely; only and not anything else

bibliche

BIB-li-che — Biblical; relating to the Bible; feminine plural adjective

In

in — In; preposition of location, time, or manner

certa

CER-ta — Certain; some; a degree of something unspecified

misura

mi-SU-ra — Measure; extent; in certa misura means to some extent

queste

QUE-ste — These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun

sembrano

SEM-bra-no — Seem; appear; third person plural of sembrare

essere

ES-se-re — To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary and copular verb

state

STA-te — Been; feminine plural past participle of essere

pensate

pen-SA-te — Thought; intended; feminine plural past participle of pensare

fungere

FUN-ge-re — To function; to serve as something else

indice

IN-di-ce — Index; alphabetical list of topics in a book

dato

DA-to — Given; since; past participle of dare, to give

ne

ne — Of it; about it; partitive pronoun or particle

privo

PRI-vo — Lacking; devoid of; without something

Sono

SO-no — Are; first or third person plural of essere

tutte

TUT-te — All; every; feminine plural of tutto

corsivo

cor-SI-vo — Italic; slanted typeface; also cursive handwriting

Egli

E-gli — He; formal third person masculine singular subject pronoun

anche

AN-ke — Also; too; additionally; adverb of addition

lingue

LIN-gue — Languages; tongues; means of verbal communication

diverse

di-VER-se — Various; different; feminine plural adjective

inglese

in-GLE-se — English; relating to England or the English language

compaiono

com-PA-io-no — Appear; show up; third person plural of comparire

greche

GRE-ke — Greek; feminine plural adjective relating to Greece

nell'

nell — In the; contraction of in and l' before vowel

alfabeto

al-fa-BE-to — Alphabet; ordered set of letters of a language

greco

GRE-co — Greek; relating to Greece, its language or alphabet

Per

per — In order to; for; to; preposition of purpose

gestire

ge-STI-re — To manage; to handle or deal with something

questi

QUE-sti — These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun

elementi

e-le-MEN-ti — Elements; components or parts of a larger whole

nei

nei — In the; masculine plural contraction of in and i

limiti

LI-mi-ti — Limits; boundaries or constraints of something

semplice

SEM-pli-ce — Simple; plain; not complex or elaborate

ho

o — I have; first person singular present of avere

proceduto

pro-ce-DU-to — Proceeded; gone forward; past participle of procedere

seguente

se-GUEN-te — Following; next; the one that comes after

questo

QUE-sto — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective