The divine comedy — Page 2

Vocabulary

Io

io — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

non

non — Negation word meaning 'not'

son

son — Archaic/poetic form of 'sono', meaning 'I am'

io

io — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

Me

me — First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'

degno

deh-nyo — Adjective meaning 'worthy' or 'deserving'

a

a — Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'for'

ciò

cho — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that thing'

né

neh — Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'neither'

altri

al-tri — Pronoun or adjective meaning 'others' or 'other people'

crede

kreh-deh — Third person singular of 'credere', meaning 'believes'

Però

peh-roh — Conjunction meaning 'therefore', 'however', or 'so'

se

seh — Conjunction meaning 'if'; also reflexive pronoun 'oneself'

del

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

venire

veh-nee-reh — Infinitive verb meaning 'to come'

m'

m' — Elided form of 'mi', reflexive first person pronoun 'myself'

abbandono

ab-ban-doh-no — Noun or verb form meaning 'abandonment' or 'I abandon'

temo

teh-mo — First person singular of 'temere', meaning 'I fear'

che

keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'

la

la — Feminine definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'

venuta

veh-noo-ta — Noun meaning 'arrival' or 'coming'; past participle of 'venire'

sia

see-a — Subjunctive form of 'essere', meaning 'be' or 'may be'

folle

fol-leh — Adjective meaning 'foolish', 'mad', or 'reckless'

savio

sah-vyo — Adjective meaning 'wise' or 'prudent'

intendi

in-ten-di — Second person singular of 'intendere', meaning 'understand'

ch'

k' — Elided form of 'che', meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'

ragiono

ra-jo-no — First person singular of 'ragionare', meaning 'I reason' or 'I speak'

E

e — Conjunction meaning 'and'

qual

kwal — Pronoun or adjective meaning 'which', 'who', or 'what kind'

è

eh — Third person singular of 'essere', meaning 'is'

volle

vol-leh — Third person singular past of 'volere', meaning 'wanted' or 'willed'

e

e — Conjunction meaning 'and'

per

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

pensier

pen-syer — Archaic/poetic form of 'pensieri', meaning 'thoughts'

proposta

pro-pos-ta — Noun meaning 'proposal' or 'plan already decided upon'

sì

si — Adverb meaning 'yes' or 'so', 'thus'

dal

dal — Contraction of 'da' and 'il', meaning 'from the'

cominciar

ko-min-char — Infinitive meaning 'to begin' or 'to start'

tutto

tut-to — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', 'everything', or 'whole'

si

si — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or impersonal 'one'

tal

tal — Archaic/poetic form of 'tale', meaning 'such' or 'such a'

mi

mi — First person singular reflexive or indirect pronoun meaning 'me'

in

in — Preposition meaning 'in', 'into', or 'on'

quella

kwel-la — Feminine demonstrative adjective/pronoun meaning 'that'

oscura

os-koo-ra — Adjective meaning 'dark', 'obscure', or 'gloomy'

costa

kos-ta — Noun meaning 'slope', 'coast', or 'side'

S'

s' — Elided reflexive pronoun 'si' or conjunction 'se' meaning 'if'

ho

o — First person singular of 'avere', meaning 'I have'

ben

ben — Archaic/poetic form of 'bene', meaning 'well' or 'correctly'

parola

pa-ro-la — Noun meaning 'word' or 'speech'

tua

too-a — Feminine possessive adjective meaning 'your'

intesa

in-teh-za — Past participle of 'intendere', meaning 'understood' or 'heard'

magnanimo

mag-na-ni-mo — Adjective meaning 'magnanimous', 'noble-spirited', or 'generous'

quell'

kwel' — Elided demonstrative adjective 'quella/quello' meaning 'that'

ombra

om-bra — Noun meaning 'shadow', 'shade', or 'spirit of the dead'

l'

l' — Elided definite article or pronoun 'lo/la' meaning 'the' or 'it'

anima

a-ni-ma — Noun meaning 'soul' or 'spirit'

da

da — Preposition meaning 'from', 'by', or 'since'

offesa

of-feh-za — Noun meaning 'offense', 'harm', or 'injury'

molte

mol-teh — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'many' or 'much'

ingombra

in-gom-bra — Verb meaning 'encumbers', 'burdens', or 'hinders'

d'

d' — Elided preposition 'di' meaning 'of' or 'from'

impresa

im-preh-za — Noun meaning 'enterprise', 'undertaking', or 'endeavor'

lo

lo — Masculine definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'him'

come

ko-meh — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'

falso

fal-so — Adjective meaning 'false', 'deceptive', or 'illusory'

veder

veh-der — Archaic/poetic infinitive of 'vedere', meaning 'to see'

bestia

bes-tya — Noun meaning 'beast', 'animal', or 'creature'

quand'

kwand' — Elided form of 'quando', meaning 'when'

Da

da — Preposition meaning 'from', 'by', or 'since'

questa

kwes-ta — Feminine demonstrative adjective/pronoun meaning 'this'

paura

pa-oo-ra — Noun meaning 'fear' or 'fright'

tu

tu — Second person singular pronoun meaning 'you'

ti

ti — Second person singular reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'you'

perch'

perk' — Elided form of 'perché', meaning 'why' or 'because'

venni

ven-ni — First person singular past of 'venire', meaning 'I came'

quel

kwel — Masculine demonstrative adjective meaning 'that'

nel

nel — Contraction of 'in' and 'il', meaning 'in the'

primo

pri-mo — Ordinal adjective meaning 'first'

punto

pun-to — Noun meaning 'point', 'moment', or 'instant'

di

di — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'

te

teh — Second person singular stressed pronoun meaning 'you'

era

eh-ra — Third person singular imperfect of 'essere', meaning 'was'

tra

tra — Preposition meaning 'between', 'among', or 'within'

sospesi

sos-peh-zi — Past participle of 'sospendere', meaning 'suspended' or 'in limbo'

donna

don-na — Noun meaning 'woman', 'lady', or 'mistress'

chiamò

kya-mo — Third person singular past of 'chiamare', meaning 'called' or 'summoned'

beata

beh-a-ta — Adjective meaning 'blessed', 'blissful', or 'beatified'

bella

bel-la — Adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'lovely'

comandare

ko-man-da-reh — Infinitive meaning 'to command', 'to order'

occhi

ok-ki — Plural noun meaning 'eyes'

suoi

swoi — Masculine plural possessive meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'

più

pyoo — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'

stella

stel-la — Noun meaning 'star'

dir

dir — Archaic/poetic infinitive of 'dire', meaning 'to say' or 'to speak'

soave

swa-veh — Adjective meaning 'sweet', 'gentle', or 'soft'

piana

pya-na — Adjective meaning 'smooth', 'calm', 'plain', or 'level'

con

kon — Preposition meaning 'with'

angelica

an-jeh-li-ka — Adjective meaning 'angelic' or 'of an angel'

voce

vo-cheh — Noun meaning 'voice'

sua

soo-a — Feminine singular possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'

O

o — Interjection 'O' used to address someone directly in verse

cortese

kor-teh-zeh — Adjective meaning 'courteous', 'polite', or 'gracious'

cui

kwi — Relative pronoun meaning 'whose', 'whom', or 'to whom'

fama

fa-ma — Noun meaning 'fame', 'renown', or 'reputation'

ancor

an-kor — Archaic/poetic form of 'ancora', meaning 'still' or 'yet'

mondo

mon-do — Noun meaning 'world'

dura

doo-ra — Third person singular of 'durare', meaning 'lasts' or 'endures'

durerà

doo-reh-ra — Third person singular future of 'durare', meaning 'will last'

quanto

kwan-to — Adverb or pronoun meaning 'how much', 'as long as', or 'as much'

lontana

lon-ta-na — Adjective meaning 'far', 'distant', or 'remote'

L'

l' — Elided definite article or pronoun 'lo/la' meaning 'the' or 'it'

amico

a-mi-ko — Noun meaning 'friend'

mio

mi-o — Masculine singular possessive adjective meaning 'my'

ventura

ven-too-ra — Noun meaning 'fortune', 'fate', or 'chance'

diserta

di-zer-ta — Adjective meaning 'deserted', 'wild', or 'desolate'

impedito

im-peh-di-to — Past participle of 'impedire', meaning 'hindered' or 'blocked'

cammin

kam-min — Archaic/poetic form of 'cammino', meaning 'path' or 'journey'