The Prince — Page 2

Vocabulary

CHE

ke — Conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which,' connecting clauses.

SI

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

DEVE

de-ve — Third-person singular of 'dovere,' meaning 'must' or 'should.'

EVITARE

e-vi-ta-re — Infinitive verb meaning 'to avoid' something.

DI

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

ESSERE

es-se-re — Infinitive of the verb 'to be.'

DISPREZZATO

dis-pret-tsa-to — Past participle meaning 'despised' or 'scorned.'

E

e — Conjunction meaning 'and,' linking words or clauses.

ODIATO

o-dja-to — Past participle meaning 'hated' or 'loathed.'

CAPITOLO

ka-pi-to-lo — Noun meaning 'chapter' in a book or text.

LE

le — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the.'

FORTEZZE

for-tet-tse — Plural noun meaning 'fortresses' or 'strongholds.'

MOLTE

mol-te — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'many' or 'much.'

ALTRE

al-tre — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'other' or 'different.'

COSE

ko-ze — Plural noun meaning 'things' or 'matters.'

I

i — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the.'

PRINCIPI

prin-tʃi-pi — Plural noun meaning 'princes' or 'rulers.'

SPESSO

spes-so — Adverb meaning 'often' or 'frequently.'

ADOPERANO

a-do-pe-ra-no — Third-person plural meaning 'they use' or 'employ.'

SONO

so-no — Third-person plural of 'essere,' meaning 'they are.'

UTILI

u-ti-li — Plural adjective meaning 'useful' or 'beneficial.'

O

o — Conjunction meaning 'or,' presenting an alternative.

DANNOSE

dan-no-ze — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'harmful' or 'damaging.'

COME

ko-me — Adverb meaning 'how' or 'as,' introducing manner.

UN

un — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an.'

PRINCIPE

prin-tʃi-pe — Noun meaning 'prince' or 'ruler' of a state.

DOVREBBE

do-vreb-be — Conditional form of 'dovere,' meaning 'should' or 'ought to.'

COMPORTARSI

kom-por-tar-si — Reflexive infinitive meaning 'to behave' or 'to conduct oneself.'

PER

per — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'through.'

ACQUISTARE

ak-kwis-ta-re — Infinitive meaning 'to acquire' or 'to gain.'

RINOMANZA

ri-no-man-tsa — Noun meaning 'renown,' 'fame,' or 'reputation.'

DEI

dei — Contraction of 'di' and 'i,' meaning 'of the' (masculine plural).

SEGRETARI

se-gre-ta-ri — Plural noun meaning 'secretaries' or 'administrative assistants.'

DEVONO

de-vo-no — Third-person plural of 'dovere,' meaning 'they must.'

GLI

ʎi — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the.'

ADULATORI

a-du-la-to-ri — Plural noun meaning 'flatterers' or 'sycophants.'

PERCHÉ

per-ke — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'why' or 'because.'

D'

di — Elided form of 'di,' meaning 'of' before a vowel.

ITALIA

i-ta-lja — Proper noun referring to the country of Italy.

HANNO

an-no — Third-person plural of 'avere,' meaning 'they have.'

PERDUTO

per-du-to — Past participle meaning 'lost' or 'forfeited.'

LORO

lo-ro — Pronoun or adjective meaning 'their' or 'they.'

STATI

sta-ti — Plural noun meaning 'states' or political territories.

QUANTO

kwan-to — Pronoun or adverb meaning 'how much' or 'how far.'

POSSA

pos-sa — Subjunctive of 'potere,' meaning 'can' or 'may.'

LA

la — Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the.'

FORTUNA

for-tu-na — Noun meaning 'fortune,' 'luck,' or 'fate.'

NELLE

nel-le — Contraction of 'in' and 'le,' meaning 'in the' (feminine plural).

UMANE

u-ma-ne — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'human' or 'relating to humanity.'

IN

in — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into.'

MODO

mo-do — Noun meaning 'way,' 'manner,' or 'method.'

RESISTERE

re-sis-te-re — Infinitive meaning 'to resist' or 'to withstand.'

AD

ad — Variant of preposition 'a,' meaning 'to' or 'at.'

ESSA

es-sa — Feminine singular pronoun meaning 'it' or 'she.'

ESORTAZIONE

e-zor-ta-tsjo-ne — Noun meaning 'exhortation' or 'earnest urging.'

A

a — Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'in.'

LIBERARE

li-be-ra-re — Infinitive meaning 'to free' or 'to liberate.'

L'

la/lo — Elided definite article meaning 'the' before a vowel.

DAI

dai — Contraction of 'da' and 'i,' meaning 'from the' (masculine plural).

BARBARI

bar-ba-ri — Plural noun meaning 'barbarians' or 'foreign invaders.'

DESCRIZIONE

des-kri-tsjo-ne — Noun meaning 'description' or 'account' of events.

DEL

del — Contraction of 'di' and 'il,' meaning 'of the' (masculine singular).

TENUTO

te-nu-to — Past participle meaning 'held,' 'kept,' or 'conducted.'

DAL

dal — Contraction of 'da' and 'il,' meaning 'from the' (masculine singular).

DUCA

du-ka — Noun meaning 'duke,' a high-ranking nobleman.

NELL'

nel — Contraction of 'in' and 'il/la' before vowel, meaning 'in the.'

UCCIDERE

ut-tʃi-de-re — Infinitive meaning 'to kill' or 'to slay.'

DA

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

IL

il — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the.'

SIGNOR

si-ɲor — Noun meaning 'lord,' 'mister,' or 'sir.'

VITA

vi-ta — Noun meaning 'life' or a biographical account.

nato

na-to — Past participle meaning 'born,' referring to place of birth.

a

a — Preposition meaning 'at,' 'in,' or 'to.'

Firenze

fi-ren-tse — Proper noun; the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany.

il

il — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the.'

maggio

mad-dʒo — Noun meaning 'May,' the fifth month of the year.

Dal

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

al

al — Contraction of 'a' and 'il,' meaning 'to the.'

ricoprì

ri-ko-pri — Past tense meaning 'he held' or 'covered' an official role.

un

un — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an.'

incarico

in-ka-ri-ko — Noun meaning 'assignment,' 'post,' or 'official role.'

ufficiale

uf-fi-tʃa-le — Adjective or noun meaning 'official' or 'formal.'

che

ke — Relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which.'

comprendeva

kom-pren-de-va — Imperfect tense meaning 'it included' or 'encompassed.'

missioni

mis-sjo-ni — Plural noun meaning 'missions' or 'diplomatic assignments.'

diplomatiche

di-plo-ma-ti-ke — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'diplomatic' or 'relating to diplomacy.'

presso

pres-so — Preposition meaning 'at,' 'near,' or 'with' (a court or person).

varie

va-rje — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'various' or 'several.'

corti

kor-ti — Plural noun meaning 'courts,' as in royal or noble courts.

europee

eu-ro-pe-e — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'European.'

Imprigionato

im-pri-dʒo-na-to — Past participle meaning 'imprisoned' or 'incarcerated.'

nel

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

in

in — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'into,' or 'within.'

seguito

se-gwi-to — Noun meaning 'following'; in 'in seguito' means 'afterwards.'

esiliato

e-zi-lja-to — Past participle meaning 'exiled' or 'banished from a place.'

e

e — Conjunction meaning 'and,' linking words or phrases.

tornato

tor-na-to — Past participle meaning 'returned' or 'gone back.'

San

san — Abbreviated title meaning 'Saint,' used before a name.

Morì

mo-ri — Past tense of 'morire,' meaning 'he died.'

giugno

dʒu-ɲo — Noun meaning 'June,' the sixth month of the year.

INTRODUZIONE

in-tro-du-tsjo-ne — Noun meaning 'introduction' to a text or subject.

nacque

nac-kwe — Past tense of 'nascere,' meaning 'he/she was born.'

Era

e-ra — Imperfect tense of 'essere,' meaning 'he/she/it was.'

secondo

se-kon-do — Ordinal adjective meaning 'second' or 'second-born.'

figlio

fi-ʎo — Noun meaning 'son' or 'child.'

di

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

avvocato

av-vo-ka-to — Noun meaning 'lawyer' or 'attorney.'

una

u-na — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an.'

certa

tʃer-ta — Feminine adjective meaning 'a certain' or 'some degree of.'

fama

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

sua

su-a — Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its.'

moglie

mo-ʎe — Noun meaning 'wife' or 'spouse' (female).

Entrambi

en-tram-bi — Pronoun meaning 'both' (masculine plural).

i

i — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the.'

genitori

dʒe-ni-to-ri — Plural noun meaning 'parents' or 'father and mother.'

appartenevano

ap-par-te-ne-va-no — Imperfect tense meaning 'they belonged' to a group.

all'

al — Contraction of 'a' and 'la/l',' meaning 'to the' before vowel.

antica

an-ti-ka — Feminine adjective meaning 'ancient,' 'old,' or 'long-established.'

nobiltà

no-bil-ta — Noun meaning 'nobility' or 'aristocratic class.'

fiorentina

fjo-ren-ti-na — Feminine adjective meaning 'Florentine,' relating to Florence.

La

la — Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the.'

vita

vi-ta — Noun meaning 'life' or 'lifetime.'

si

si — Reflexive pronoun used in impersonal or reflexive constructions.

divide

di-vi-de — Third-person singular meaning 'it divides' or 'is divided.'

naturalmente

na-tu-ral-men-te — Adverb meaning 'naturally' or 'in a natural way.'

tre

tre — Cardinal number meaning 'three.'

periodi

pe-rjo-di — Plural noun meaning 'periods' or 'phases' of time.

ognuno

o-ɲu-no — Pronoun meaning 'each one' or 'every one.'

dei

dei — Contraction of 'di' and 'i,' meaning 'of the' (masculine plural).

quali

kwa-li — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who.'

costituisce

ko-sti-twi-ʃe — Third-person singular meaning 'it constitutes' or 'forms.'

per

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

singolare

sin-go-la-re — Adjective meaning 'singular,' 'remarkable,' or 'unique.'

coincidenza

ko-in-tʃi-den-tsa — Noun meaning 'coincidence' or 'remarkable concurrence of events.

un'

un — Feminine indefinite article before a vowel, meaning 'a' or 'an.'

epoca

e-po-ka — Noun meaning 'era,' 'epoch,' or 'historical period.'

distinta

dis-tin-ta — Feminine adjective meaning 'distinct,' 'separate,' or 'defined.'

importante

im-por-tan-te — Adjective meaning 'important' or 'significant.'

nella

nel-la — Contraction of 'in' and 'la,' meaning 'in the' (feminine singular).

storia

sto-rja — Noun meaning 'history' or 'story.'