The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 8

Vocabulary

Chiunque

kˈjunkwe — whoever, anyone who (indefinite pronoun)

al

al — to the, at the (masculine singular contraction)

giorno

dʒˈorno — day, daytime

d'

d — of, from (elided preposition before vowel)

oggi

ˈɔddʒi — today, nowadays

discuta

disˈkuta — discusses, debates (present subjunctive of discutere)

le

le — the (feminine plural definite article)

questioni

kwesˈtjoni — questions, issues, matters under debate

sorte

ˈsorte — arisen, emerged (past participle of sorgere)

attorno

atˈtorno — around, surrounding

all'

all — to the, at the (elided contraction before vowel)

dai

dai — from the (masculine plural contraction)

tempi

ˈtɛmpi — times, periods, eras

di

di — of, from (basic Italian preposition)

senza

ˈsɛntsa — without (preposition indicating absence)

tenere

teˈnere — to keep, to hold in mind

ben

bɛn — well, clearly (adverb, shortened form)

presente

preˈzɛnte — present, in mind, aware of

suo

ˈsuo — his, her, its (possessive adjective)

lettore

letˈtore — reader, person who reads texts

che

ke — that, which, who (conjunction/pronoun)

l'

l — the (elided definite article before vowel)

fu

fu — was (third person singular past absolute of essere)

dimostrabilmente

dimostrabilˈmente — demonstrably, provably, in a demonstrable manner

scritta

ˈskritta — written (past participle of scrivere, feminine)

da

da — by, from (preposition of origin or agent)

un'

un — a, an (feminine indefinite article before vowel)

unica

ˈunika — single, unique, one and only

località

lokalitˈa — location, place, specific locality

e

e — and (basic Italian conjunction)

quindi

ˈkwindi — therefore, thus, consequently

anche

ˈanke — also, even, too

se

se — if (conditional conjunction)

nient'

njɛnt — nothing (elided form of niente before vowel)

altro

ˈaltro — other, else, another thing

indicasse

indiˈkasse — indicated, pointed to (imperfect subjunctive)

questa

ˈkwesta — this (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)

conclusione

konkluˈzjone — conclusion, final determination, outcome

presumibilmente

prezumibilˈmente — presumably, in all likelihood, probably

una

ˈuna — a, one (feminine singular indefinite article)

sola

ˈsola — alone, single, only one person

persona

perˈsona — person, individual human being

certamente

tʃertaˈmente — certainly, definitely, without doubt

prima

ˈprima — before, earlier, prior to

del

del — of the (masculine singular contraction)

con

kon — with (basic Italian preposition)

ogni

ˈoɲɲi — every, each, all

probabilità

probabilitˈa — probability, likelihood, chance

a

a — to, at (basic Italian preposition)

autore

auˈtore — author, writer, creator of a work

questo

ˈkwesto — this (masculine singular demonstrative adjective)

poema

poˈɛma — poem, especially a long epic poem

molto

ˈmolto — very, much, a great deal

antico

anˈtiko — ancient, old, from a distant past

aveva

aˈvɛva — had (third person singular imperfect of avere)

dimostrabile

dimoˈstrabile — demonstrable, capable of being proven

familiarità

familjaritˈa — familiarity, intimate knowledge of something

così

koˈzi — so, thus, in this way

come

ˈkome — as, like, how

la

la — the (feminine singular definite article)

possediamo

possˈedjamo — we possess, we have knowledge of

attingendo

attinˈdʒɛndo — drawing from, deriving, tapping into a source

stessa

ˈstɛssa — same, very same (feminine singular adjective)

libertà

libertˈa — freedom, liberty, latitude of choice

quei

ˈkwɛi — those (masculine plural demonstrative adjective)

libri

ˈlibri — books, volumes (plural of libro)

cui

kwi — whose, of which (relative pronoun)

autenticità

autentitʃitˈa — authenticity, genuineness of a work

è

ɛ — is (third person singular present of essere)

stata

ˈstata — been (past participle of essere, feminine)

maggiormente

maddʒorˈmente — most, especially, to the greatest degree

messa

ˈmɛssa — put, placed (past participle of mettere)

in

in — in, into (basic Italian preposition)

discussione

diskusˈsjone — discussion, debate, dispute

quelli

ˈkwɛlli — those (masculine plural demonstrative pronoun)

si

si — oneself, itself (reflexive pronoun)

ammettono

amˈmɛttono — admit, acknowledge (third person plural present)

essere

ˈɛssere — to be (infinitive of the verb essere)

chiunque

kˈjunkwe — whoever, anyone who (indefinite pronoun)

manchi

ˈmanki — lacks, is missing (present subjunctive of mancare)

questi

ˈkwɛsti — these (masculine plural demonstrative pronoun)

punti

ˈpunti — points, aspects, elements

presenti

preˈzɛnti — presents, shows (present subjunctive of presentare)

ai

ai — to the (masculine plural contraction)

propri

ˈprɔpri — own, one's own (masculine plural adjective)

lettori

letˈtori — readers, persons who read texts

difficilmente

difiˈtʃilmente — with difficulty, hardly, not easily

comporta

komˈporta — behaves, acts (third person singular present)

equamente

ekwaˈmente — fairly, equitably, in a just manner

nei

nɛi — in the (masculine plural contraction)

loro

ˈloro — their, them, they (pronoun/adjective)

confronti

konˈfronti — regards, comparisons; nei confronti means toward

canto

ˈkanto — song, canto, section of an epic poem

voglia

ˈvoʎʎa — wants, wishes (present subjunctive of volere)

annotare

annoˈtare — to annotate, to add notes to a text

propria

ˈprɔprja — own, one's own (feminine singular adjective)

partire

parˈtire — to depart, to start from (infinitive)

dalle

ˈdalle — from the (feminine plural contraction)

copie

ˈkopje — copies, reproductions of a manuscript

sopra

ˈsopra — above, over, mentioned earlier

citate

tʃiˈtate — cited, mentioned (past participle of citare, feminine plural)

trarre

ˈtrarre — to draw, to derive, to extract

il

il — the (masculine singular definite article)

buon

bwon — good (masculine singular adjective before noun)

senso

ˈsɛnso — sense, meaning, judgment, direction

può

pwɔ — can, is able to (third person singular present)

dalla

ˈdalla — from the (feminine singular contraction)

presenza

preˈzɛntsa — presence, existence of something somewhere

tanti

ˈtanti — so many, so much (masculine plural adjective)

passi

ˈpassi — passages, excerpts from a text

identici

iˈdɛntitʃi — identical, exactly the same (masculine plural)

entrambi

enˈtrambi — both (masculine plural, referring to both poems)

i

i — the (masculine plural definite article)

poemi

poˈɛmi — poems, epic poems (plural of poema)

non

non — not (basic negation adverb)

troverà

troverˈa — will find (third person singular future of trovare)

credo

ˈkrɛdo — I believe, I think (first person singular present)

alcuna

alˈkuna — any, no (feminine singular indefinite adjective)

difficoltà

difikoltˈa — difficulty, obstacle, challenge

nell'

nell — in the (elided contraction before vowel)

attribuire

attriˈbwire — to attribute, to assign due value or credit

giusto

ˈdʒusto — right, correct, fair, just

valore

vaˈlore — value, worth, importance

un

un — a, one (masculine singular indefinite article)

gran

gran — great, large (shortened form of grande)

numero

ˈnumero — number, quantity, amount

qui

kwi — here, in this place

sul

sul — on the (masculine singular contraction)

momento

moˈmɛnto — moment, time, instant

godono

ˈgodono — enjoy, have the benefit of (third person plural)

considerevole

konsiˈdɛrevole — considerable, significant, noteworthy in size

reputazione

reputaˈtsjone — reputation, standing, esteem among others

Inoltre

inˈoltre — furthermore, moreover, in addition

forse

ˈforse — perhaps, maybe, possibly

vantaggio

vanˈtaddʒo — advantage, benefit, gain over something

vale

ˈvale — is worth, has value (third person singular present)

ancor

anˈkor — still, yet, even more (shortened form)

più

pju — more, most (comparative/superlative adverb)

pena

ˈpɛna — effort, trouble; vale la pena means worth it

conseguire

konseˈgwire — to achieve, to attain, to obtain a result

egli

ˈɛʎʎi — he (formal third person singular masculine pronoun)

scoprirà

skopriˈra — will discover (third person singular future)

molti

ˈmolti — many (masculine plural adjective/pronoun)

enigmi

eˈniɡmi — enigmas, puzzles, mysteries (plural of enigma)

dell'

dell — of the (elided contraction before vowel)

cessano

ˈtʃessano — cease, stop (third person plural present)

sconcertarlo

skontʃerˈtarlo — to disconcert him, to perplex or confuse him

appena

apˈpɛna — as soon as, just, barely

scopre

ˈskopre — discovers, finds out (third person singular present)

essi

ˈɛssi — they (third person plural masculine pronoun)

derivano

deˈrivano — derive, originate, stem from (third person plural)

eccessiva

etʃˈtʃessiva — excessive, too much, beyond normal limits

saturazione

saturaˈtsjone — saturation, overloading, excessive concentration