Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 1

Vocabulary

Epilogo

eh-PEE-loh-goh — Concluding section of a literary work.

Note

NOH-teh — Notes or annotations added to a text.

originali

oh-ree-jee-NAH-lee — Original, not copied or derived from elsewhere.

del

del — Contraction of 'di il', meaning 'of the'.

trascrittore

tras-krit-TOH-reh — Person who transcribes or copies written material.

Questo

KWES-toh — This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

testo

TES-toh — Text, written or printed body of words.

è

eh — Is; third person singular of 'essere'.

una

OO-nah — Indefinite article, feminine singular: 'a' or 'an'.

combinazione

kom-bee-nah-TSYOH-neh — Combination, a mixture or union of elements.

di

dee — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.

uno

OO-noh — One; indefinite article masculine singular.

proveniente

proh-veh-NYEN-teh — Coming from, originating from a particular source.

progetto

proh-JET-toh — Project, a planned undertaking or initiative.

ormai

or-MAI — By now, already, at this point in time.

defunto

deh-FOON-toh — Defunct, no longer existing or functioning.

archivi

ar-KEE-vee — Archives, collections of historical documents or records.

correttori

kor-ret-TOH-ree — Proofreaders or editors who correct written errors.

bozze

BOT-tseh — Drafts or proofs of a text before publication.

versione

ver-SYOH-neh — Version, a particular form of something.

sono

SOH-noh — Are; first person plural of 'essere'.

debito

DEH-bee-toh — Debt, an obligation owed to someone.

Biblioteca

bee-blee-oh-TEH-kah — Library, a place housing a collection of books.

Università

oo-nee-ver-see-TAH — University, an institution of higher education.

per

per — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'.

aver

ah-VER — Infinitive form of 'avere', to have.

conservato

kon-ser-VAH-toh — Preserved or kept safe over time.

risultante

ree-zool-TAN-teh — Resulting, arising as a consequence of something.

stato

STAH-toh — Been; past participle of 'essere', to be.

confrontato

kon-fron-TAH-toh — Compared or checked against another source.

cartacea

kar-TAH-cheh-ah — Paper-based, relating to a printed paper copy.

pubblico

POOB-blee-koh — Public, available to or concerning everyone.

dominio

doh-MEE-nyoh — Domain; public domain means freely available works.

ETIMOLOGIA

eh-tee-moh-loh-JEE-ah — Etymology, the study of word origins and history.

Fornita

for-NEE-tah — Provided or supplied by someone or something.

Usciere

oo-SHEH-reh — Usher or doorkeeper, an attendant at a door.

Scuola

SKWOH-lah — School, an institution for education and learning.

Grammatica

gram-MAH-tee-kah — Grammar, the rules governing a language's structure.

pallido

PAL-lee-doh — Pale, having little color in one's complexion.

logoro

LOH-goh-roh — Worn out, threadbare from long use.

vestito

ves-TEE-toh — Clothing, a garment or outfit worn on the body.

cuore

KWOH-reh — Heart, the organ or seat of emotions.

corpo

KOR-poh — Body, the physical structure of a person.

mente

MEN-teh — Mind, the seat of thought and intellect.

vedo

VEH-doh — I see; first person singular of 'vedere'.

ancora

an-KOH-rah — Still, yet, again; adverb indicating continuation.

adesso

ah-DES-soh — Now, at the present moment in time.

sempre

SEM-preh — Always, at all times without exception.

intento

in-TEN-toh — Intent, focused or absorbed in an activity.

spolverare

spol-veh-RAH-reh — To dust, to remove dust from surfaces or objects.

suoi

SWOH-ee — His/her/its; possessive adjective masculine plural.

vecchi

VEK-kee — Old, aged; masculine plural adjective.

lessici

LES-see-chee — Lexicons, dictionaries or vocabularies of a language.

grammatiche

gram-MAH-tee-keh — Grammar books, texts describing language rules.

strano

STRAH-noh — Strange, odd, or unusual in character.

fazzoletto

fat-tsoh-LET-toh — Handkerchief, a small cloth for personal use.

abbellito

ab-bel-LEE-toh — Adorned or embellished to make more attractive.

tutte

TOOT-teh — All, every one; feminine plural of 'tutto'.

gaie

GAH-yeh — Gay, merry, cheerful; feminine plural adjective.

bandiere

ban-DYEH-reh — Flags or banners representing nations or groups.

nazioni

nah-TSYOH-nee — Nations, sovereign countries or peoples.

conosciute

koh-noh-SHOO-teh — Known, recognized or familiar; feminine plural participle.

mondo

MON-doh — World, the earth or human society as a whole.

Amava

ah-MAH-vah — He/she loved; imperfect tense of 'amare'.

sue

SOO-eh — His/her; possessive adjective feminine plural.

vecchie

VEK-kyeh — Old; feminine plural adjective referring to aged things.

qualche

KWAL-keh — Some, a few; indefinite adjective in Italian.

modo

MOH-doh — Way, manner, or method of doing something.

gli

lyee — To him; indirect object pronoun, masculine singular.

ricordava

ree-kor-DAH-vah — Reminded; imperfect of 'ricordare', to remind.

dolcemente

dol-cheh-MEN-teh — Sweetly or gently, in a tender manner.

sua

SOO-ah — His/her; possessive adjective feminine singular.

mortalità

mor-tah-lee-TAH — Mortality, the condition of being subject to death.

Mentre

MEN-treh — While, whereas; temporal conjunction in Italian.

istruire

ees-troo-EE-reh — To educate or instruct someone in a subject.

altri

AL-tree — Others, other people; masculine plural pronoun.

insegnar

een-seh-NYAR — To teach; infinitive 'insegnare' in elided form.

loro

LOH-roh — Them or their; third person plural pronoun.

quale

KWAH-leh — Which, what; interrogative or relative pronoun.

nome

NOH-meh — Name, the word by which something is called.

pesce

PEH-sheh — Fish, an aquatic vertebrate animal.

balena

bah-LEH-nah — Whale, a large marine mammal.

debba

DEB-bah — Must; subjunctive form of 'dovere', to have to.

essere

ES-seh-reh — To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary and linking verb.

chiamato

kyah-MAH-toh — Called or named; past participle of 'chiamare'.

nostra

NOS-trah — Our; possessive adjective feminine singular.

lingua

LEEN-gwah — Language or tongue, means of human communication.

tralasciando

trah-lah-SHAN-doh — Omitting, leaving out or passing over something.

ignoranza

ee-nyoh-RAN-tsah — Ignorance, lack of knowledge or awareness.

lettera

LET-teh-rah — Letter, a character of the alphabet or written message.

che

keh — That, which, who; relative or conjunction word.

quasi

KWAH-zee — Almost, nearly; adverb of approximation.

sola

SOH-lah — Alone, only, sole; feminine singular adjective.

costituisce

kos-tee-TWEE-sheh — Constitutes, makes up or forms something.

significato

see-nyee-fee-KAH-toh — Meaning or significance of a word or action.

parola

pah-ROH-lah — Word, a unit of language with meaning.

trasmettete

traz-met-TEH-teh — You transmit or pass on; second plural of 'trasmettere'.

ciò

choh — That, this thing; neuter demonstrative pronoun.

non

non — Not; basic negation adverb in Italian.

vero

VEH-roh — True, real, genuine; common Italian adjective.

animale

ah-nee-MAH-leh — Animal, a living creature other than a plant.

denominato

deh-noh-mee-NAH-toh — Named or designated by a particular term.

dalla

DAL-lah — Contraction of 'da la', from the feminine noun.

rotondità

roh-ton-dee-TAH — Roundness, the quality of being round or curved.

rotolare

roh-toh-LAH-reh — To roll, to move by turning over and over.

poiché

poi-KEH — Since, because; causal conjunction in Italian.

significa

see-NYEE-fee-kah — Means; third person singular of 'significare'.

arcuato

ar-KWAH-toh — Arched or curved in shape, like an arch.

volta

VOL-tah — Time, turn, or vault; context-dependent Italian noun.

Dizionario

dee-tsyoh-NAH-ryoh — Dictionary, a reference book listing word definitions.

Deriva

deh-REE-vah — Derives or originates from; third singular of 'derivare'.

più

pyoo — More; comparative adverb of degree in Italian.

direttamente

dee-ret-tah-MEN-teh — Directly, in a straight or immediate manner.

olandese

oh-lan-DEH-zeh — Dutch, relating to the Netherlands or its language.

Ebraico

eh-BRAH-ee-koh — Hebrew, the ancient Semitic language of the Israelites.

Greco

GREH-koh — Greek, relating to Greece or its language.

Latino

lah-TEE-noh — Latin, the classical language of ancient Rome.

Danese

dah-NEH-zeh — Danish, relating to Denmark or its language.

Islandese

ees-lan-DEH-zeh — Icelandic, relating to Iceland or its language.

Inglese

een-GLEH-zeh — English, relating to England or its language.

Svedese

zveh-DEH-zeh — Swedish, relating to Sweden or its language.