The Prince — Page 1

Vocabulary

Principe

prìn-chi-pe — A ruler or monarch; leader of a principality

Tradotto

tra-dòt-to — Past participle of tradurre; meaning 'translated'

Indice

ìn-di-che — A table of contents or index of a book

INTRODUZIONE

in-tro-du-tsyò-ne — An introduction or opening section of a work

GIOVINEZZA

jo-vi-nèt-tsa — Youth or the period of being young

UFFICIO

uf-fì-cho — Office, duty, or official role one holds

LETTERATURA

let-te-ra-tù-ra — Literature; the body of written artistic works

MORTE

mòr-te — Death; the end of a living being's life

UOMO

wò-mo — A man or human being; an adult male person

OPERE

ò-pe-re — Works or compositions, especially artistic or literary ones

DEDICA

dè-di-ka — A dedication, usually at the start of a book

PRINCIPE

prìn-chi-pe — A ruler or monarch; leader of a principality

CAPITOLO

ca-pì-to-lo — A chapter or section within a book or text

QUANTE

kwàn-te — How many; interrogative adjective in feminine plural

SPECIE

spè-che — Species or kinds; types of a particular category

PRINCIPATI

prin-chi-pà-ti — Principalities; states ruled by a prince or ruler

VI

vi — There are; adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'here'

QUALI

kwà-li — Which; interrogative or relative pronoun, plural form

MODI

mò-di — Ways or manners; methods of doing something

ACQUISTANO

ak-kwìs-ta-no — They acquire or obtain; third person plural present tense

EREDITARI

e-re-di-tà-ri — Hereditary; passed down by inheritance or lineage

MISTI

mìs-ti — Mixed; combining more than one element or type

PERCHÉ

per-ché — Why or because; used for cause or reason

REGNO

rèn-yo — Kingdom or reign; a territory ruled by a king

CONQUISTATO

kon-kwis-tà-to — Conquered; past participle of conquistare, to conquer

RIBELLÒ

ri-bel-lò — Rebelled; third person singular past tense of ribellarsi

SUCCESSORI

sut-ches-sò-ri — Successors; those who follow another in a position

DOPO

dò-po — After or following; preposition indicating sequence in time

MODO

mò-do — Way, manner, or method of doing something

GOVERNARE

go-ver-nà-re — To govern or rule; to exercise authority over others

CITTÀ

chit-tà — City or town; an urban settlement of people

PRIMA

prì-ma — Before or previously; an adverb indicating prior time

ESSERE

ès-se-re — To be; the infinitive form of the main auxiliary verb

ANNESSI

an-nès-si — Annexed; territories incorporated into a larger state

VIVEVANO

vi-vé-va-no — They used to live; imperfect tense of vivere

SOTTO

sòt-to — Under or below; preposition indicating subordination or position

PROPRIE

pròp-rie — Own; feminine plural adjective meaning 'their own'

LEGGI

lèd-ji — Laws; plural of legge, rules established by authority

NUOVI

nwò-vi — New; masculine plural adjective meaning recently established

ARMI

àr-mi — Arms or weapons; tools used in combat or war

PROPRIA

pròp-ria — Own; feminine singular adjective meaning 'one's own'

VIRTÙ

vir-tù — Virtue or ability; skill, strength, or moral excellence

ALTRUI

al-trùi — Others'; belonging to or depending on other people

FORTUNA

for-tù-na — Fortune or luck; chance events affecting one's life

COLORO

co-lò-ro — Those; third person plural pronoun referring to people

OTTENUTO

ot-te-nù-to — Obtained; past participle of ottenere, to obtain or get

PRINCIPATO

prin-chi-pà-to — Principality; a state or territory ruled by a prince

MEDIANTE

me-diàn-te — By means of; preposition indicating method or instrument

SCELLERATEZZE

shel-le-ra-tèt-tse — Wickedness or crimes; villainous or criminal acts committed

CIVILE

chi-vì-le — Civil; relating to citizens or civic society and order

CUI

kwi — Whose or whom; relative pronoun used with prepositions

DEVONO

dè-vo-no — They must; third person plural present of dovere

VALUTARE

va-lu-tà-re — To evaluate or assess; to judge the value of something

FORZE

fòr-tse — Forces or strengths; powers or military capabilities available

TUTTI

tùt-ti — All or everyone; masculine plural adjective meaning every one

ECCLESIASTICI

ec-cle-siàs-ti-chi — Ecclesiastical; relating to the church or clergy members

MILIZIE

mi-lì-tsie — Militias; armed citizen forces or military troops

MERCENARI

mer-che-nà-ri — Mercenaries; soldiers who fight for pay, not loyalty

AUSILIARIE

au-si-liàr-ie — Auxiliary; supplementary troops borrowed from another state

MISTE

mìs-te — Mixed; feminine plural of misto, combining different types

CIÒ

chò — That or this; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to things

CONCERNE

con-chèr-ne — Concerns or pertains to; relates to a specific subject

RIGUARDO

ri-gwàr-do — Regard or respect; also 'with regard to' as a phrase

ARTE

àr-te — Art or skill; a creative or technical human discipline

GUERRA

gwèr-ra — War; armed conflict between states or groups

COSE

cò-se — Things; plural of cosa, referring to objects or matters

UOMINI

wò-mi-ni — Men or humans; plural of uomo, adult male persons

SOPRATTUTTO

so-prat-tùt-to — Above all or especially; emphasizing the most important point

PRINCIPI

prìn-chi-pi — Princes or rulers; plural of principe, leaders of states

LODATI

lo-dà-ti — Praised; past participle of lodare, to praise or commend

BIASIMATI

bia-si-mà-ti — Blamed or criticized; past participle of biasimare

LIBERALITÀ

li-be-ra-li-tà — Generosity or liberality; willingness to give freely

PARSIMONIA

par-si-mò-nia — Parsimony or frugality; being careful and sparing with money

CRUDELTÀ

cru-del-tà — Cruelty; willingness to cause pain or suffering to others

CLEMENZA

cle-mèn-tsa — Clemency or mercy; leniency shown toward offenders

SE

se — If or whether; conjunction introducing a conditional clause

MEGLIO

mèl-yo — Better; comparative adverb indicating a superior quality

AMATI

a-mà-ti — Loved; past participle of amare, to love or be loved

TEMUTI

te-mù-ti — Feared; past participle of temere, to fear or be feared

MANTENERE

man-te-nè-re — To maintain or keep; to uphold a state or agreement

FEDE

fè-de — Faith or trust; keeping one's word or promises