The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 7

Vocabulary

Ma

ma — But; conjunction used to introduce contrast

bramoso

bra-mo-so — Eager, desirous, longing intensely for something

di

di — Of, from; common Italian preposition

vedere

ve-de-re — To see; basic verb of sight or perception

anche

an-che — Also, too, even; additive adverb

solo

so-lo — Only, alone; adjective or adverb of solitude

il

il — The; masculine singular definite article

fumo

fu-mo — Smoke; visible vapor rising from fire

levarsi

le-var-si — To rise, lift oneself; reflexive verb of ascent

in

in — In, into; basic Italian preposition of location

alto

al-to — High, tall; adjective describing elevation or height

dalla

dal-la — From the; contraction of da and la

sua

su-a — His, her, its; feminine possessive adjective

terra

ter-ra — Land, earth, ground; noun for soil or homeland

natia

na-ti-a — Native, of one's birth; poetic adjective for homeland

ha

a — Has; third person singular of avere

desiderio

de-si-de-ri-o — Desire, wish, longing for something

morire

mo-ri-re — To die; infinitive of the verb of death

Quanto

kwan-to — As for, how much; interrogative or relative adjective

a

a — To, at; basic Italian preposition

te

te — You; second person singular pronoun (object form)

tuo

tu-o — Your; masculine singular possessive adjective

cuore

kwo-re — Heart; organ or seat of emotions

non

non — Not; standard Italian negation adverb

se

se — Himself, herself; reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction

ne

ne — Of it, of them; partitive or pronoun particle

cura

ku-ra — Care, concern; noun or third person verb form

affatto

af-fat-to — At all, not at all; emphatic adverb of negation

o

o — Or; disjunctive conjunction

Come

ko-me — How, like, as; interrogative or comparative adverb

ti

ti — You; second person singular indirect or direct pronoun

offrì

of-frì — Offered; third person singular past of offrire

forse

for-se — Perhaps, maybe; adverb expressing uncertainty

liberi

li-be-ri — Free; plural adjective, or generous (sacrifices)

sacrifici

sa-kri-fi-chi — Sacrifices; ritual offerings to gods

presso

pres-so — Near, at, beside; preposition of proximity

le

le — The; feminine plural definite article

navi

na-vi — Ships; plural of nave, seafaring vessels

degli

de-gli — Of the; masculine plural preposition-article contraction

nella

nel-la — In the; contraction of in and la

vasta

vas-ta — Vast, wide, extensive; feminine adjective of size

Perché

per-ké — Why, because; interrogative or causal conjunction

dunque

dun-kwe — Therefore, so then; conclusive or interrogative adverb

eri

e-ri — You were; second person singular imperfect of essere

così

ko-zì — So, thus, in this way; adverb of manner

adirato

a-di-ra-to — Angry, wrathful; past participle used as adjective

con

kon — With; basic Italian preposition of accompaniment

lui

lui — Him, he; third person masculine singular pronoun

L'

l' — The; elided definite article before vowels

come

ko-me — As, like, how; conjunction or adverb of comparison

tutti

tut-ti — All, everyone; masculine plural indefinite adjective

sanno

san-no — They know; third person plural present of sapere

abbonda

ab-bon-da — Abounds, is full of; third person singular of abbondare

passi

pas-si — Passages; plural of passo, sections of a text

presi

pre-si — Taken; past participle plural of prendere

prestito

pres-ti-to — Loan, borrowing; taken on loan from another source

dall'

dall' — From the; elided contraction of da and l'

avevo

a-ve-vo — I had; first person singular imperfect of avere

desiderato

de-si-de-ra-to — Desired, wished; past participle of desiderare

stampare

stam-pa-re — To print, to publish; verb for printing text

questi

kwes-ti — These; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun or adjective

un

un — A, an; masculine singular indefinite article

carattere

ka-rat-te-re — Character, typeface; style of printed letters

leggermente

led-jer-men-te — Slightly, lightly; adverb of small degree

diverso

di-ver-so — Different, diverse; adjective expressing distinction

riferimenti

ri-fe-ri-men-ti — References; plural of riferimento, notes pointing elsewhere

marginali

mar-ji-na-li — Marginal; adjective relating to page margins

all'

all' — To the, at the; elided contraction before vowels

e

e — And; basic Italian coordinating conjunction

li

li — Them; masculine plural direct object pronoun

contrassegnati

kon-tras-se-nya-ti — Marked, annotated; past participle plural of contrassegnare

tale

ta-le — Such, this; adjective indicating a mentioned purpose

scopo

sko-po — Purpose, aim, goal; noun for intended objective

nel

nel — In the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction

mio

mi-o — My; masculine singular possessive adjective

manoscritto

ma-no-skrit-to — Manuscript; handwritten or draft text before publication

Scoprii

sko-prì-i — I discovered; first person singular remote past of scoprire

tuttavia

tut-ta-vi-a — However, nevertheless; concessive adverb expressing contrast

che

ke — That, which, who; subordinating conjunction or pronoun

la

la — The; feminine singular definite article

traduzione

tra-du-tsio-ne — Translation; conversion of text into another language

sarebbe

sa-reb-be — Would be; third person singular conditional of essere

risultata

ri-sul-ta-ta — Resulted, turned out; feminine past participle of risultare

tal

tal — Such a; shortened form of tale before nouns

modo

mo-do — Way, manner; noun expressing method or style

abbandonai

ab-ban-do-nai — I abandoned; first person singular remote past of abbandonare

mia

mi-a — My; feminine singular possessive adjective

intenzione

in-ten-tsio-ne — Intention, plan; noun for a decided course of action

Vorrei

vor-rei — I would like; first person conditional of volere

nondimeno

non-di-me-no — Nevertheless, nonetheless; formal adversative adverb

esortare

e-sor-ta-re — To exhort, urge; verb for strongly encouraging someone

coloro

ko-lo-ro — Those who, they; third person plural demonstrative pronoun

hanno

an-no — They have; third person plural present of avere

gestione

jes-tio-ne — Management, administration; noun for overseeing operations

delle

del-le — Of the; feminine plural preposition-article contraction

nostre

nos-tre — Our; feminine plural possessive adjective

universitarie

u-ni-ver-si-ta-rie — University; feminine plural adjective relating to universities

affinché

af-fin-ké — So that, in order that; final subordinating conjunction

rendessero

ren-des-se-ro — They would render; third person plural imperfect subjunctive of rendere

grande

gran-de — Great, large; adjective expressing importance or size

servizio

ser-vi-tsio — Service, favor; act of assistance or benefit

agli

a-gli — To the; masculine plural preposition-article contraction

studenti

stu-den-ti — Students; plural of studente, people who study

qualora

kwa-lo-ra — If, whenever; formal conditional conjunction

pubblicassero

pub-bli-kas-se-ro — They published; third person plural imperfect subjunctive of pubblicare

testo

tes-to — Text; written content of a document or book

greco

gre-ko — Greek; adjective relating to Greece or its language

dell'

dell' — Of the; elided contraction before vowels

i

i — The; masculine plural definite article

stampati

stam-pa-ti — Printed; masculine plural past participle of stampare

Ho

o — I have; first person singular present of avere

donato

do-na-to — Donated, given; past participle of donare

al

al — To the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction

una

u-na — A, one; feminine singular indefinite article

copia

ko-pi-a — Copy; reproduced version of a document or book

sottolineati

sot-to-li-ne-a-ti — Underlined; plural past participle, marked with lines below

riferiti

ri-fe-ri-ti — Referring, referred; plural past participle of riferire

ho

o — I have; first person singular present of avere

un'

un' — A; elided feminine singular indefinite article

contrassegnata

kon-tras-se-nya-ta — Marked, annotated; feminine past participle of contrassegnare

loro

lo-ro — Their, them; third person plural pronoun or possessive

ma

ma — But; conjunction introducing a contrasting statement

copie

ko-pie — Copies; plural of copia, duplicate versions of a text

sia

si-a — Both, whether; conjunction or subjunctive of essere

contrassegnate

kon-tras-se-nya-te — Marked; feminine plural past participle of contrassegnare

dovrebbero

do-vreb-be-ro — They should; third person plural conditional of dovere

essere

es-se-re — To be; fundamental Italian linking verb

facilmente

fa-chil-men-te — Easily; adverb expressing ease or lack of difficulty

accessibili

at-ches-si-bi-li — Accessible, available; plural adjective for easy availability

gli

gli — To him, the; indirect pronoun or masculine plural article