The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 1

Vocabulary

Prodotto

Produced; created or manufactured by someone

da

By, from; preposition indicating origin or agent

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction

il

The; masculine singular definite article

di

Of, from; very common Italian preposition

Correzione

Correction; act of fixing errors in text

Bozze

Proofs, drafts; preliminary versions of printed text

su

On, over; preposition indicating position or location

Nota

Note; written annotation or explanatory remark

del

Of the; contraction of preposition di and article il

Trascrittore

Transcriber; person who copies or transcribes text

Ci

There, us; pronoun used in constructions like ci sono

sono

Are; third person plural of verb essere (to be)

due

Two; basic cardinal number

livelli

Levels; degrees or tiers of organization

note

Notes; plural of nota, written annotations

a

At, to; basic Italian preposition

piè

Foot; archaic/poetic form used in piè di pagina

pagina

Page; single leaf of a book or document

in

In, into; preposition indicating location or state

questo

This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun/adjective

libro

Book; bound written or printed publication

primo

First; ordinal number indicating initial position

livello

Level; degree or tier of something

è

Is; third person singular of essere (to be)

chiamato

Called, named; past participle of chiamare

Note

Notes; written annotations or remarks

dell'

Of the; contraction of di and article before vowel

autore

Author; person who writes a book or text

viene

Comes, is; third person singular of venire

citato

Cited, quoted; past participle of citare

nel

In the; contraction of preposition in and article il

corpo

Body; main section or bulk of a text

principale

Main, principal; most important or primary

testo

Text; written content of a document or book

come

As, like, how; conjunction or adverb of comparison

dove

Where; relative adverb of place

numero

Number; numerical identifier or quantity

Capitolo

Chapter; major division of a book

della

Of the; contraction of di and feminine article la

nota

Note; written annotation or remark

relativa

Relative, related; pertaining to something mentioned

capitolo

Chapter; major section of a book

Il

The; masculine singular definite article

secondo

Second; ordinal number indicating second position

composto

Composed, made up; past participle of comporre

regolari

Regular; conforming to standard rules or patterns

citate

Cited; feminine plural past participle of citare

dalle

From the; contraction of da and plural article le

numerate

Numbered; feminine plural past participle of numerare

modo

Way, manner; method of doing something

consueto

Usual, customary; habitual or conventional manner

Nel

In the; contraction of in and masculine article il

le

The; feminine plural definite article

senza

Without; preposition indicating absence or lack

i

The; masculine plural definite article

numeri

Numbers; plural of numero

Le

The; feminine plural definite article

UNA

One; feminine form of the numeral uno

notti

Nights; plural of notte, nighttime periods

LONDRA

London; capital city of England

LE

The; feminine plural definite article

MILLE

Thousand; cardinal number, as in Mille e una notte

E

And; basic coordinating conjunction

NOTTE

Night; period of darkness between sunset and sunrise

COMUNEMENTE

Commonly; in a widespread or usual manner

CHIAMATE

Called, named; feminine plural past participle of chiamare

INTRATTENIMENTI

Entertainments; plural of intrattenimento, amusements

DELLE

Of the; contraction of di and feminine plural le

NOTTI

Nights; plural of notte

ARABE

Arab, Arabic; feminine plural adjective relating to Arabia

TRADOTTO

Translated; past participle of tradurre

DALL'

From the; contraction of da and article before vowel

ARABO

Arabic; language or adjective relating to Arab culture

CON

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

AMPIE

Extensive, ample; feminine plural adjective meaning broad

NOTE

Notes; plural of nota, written annotations

DA

By, from; preposition of origin or agency

CURATO

Edited, curated; past participle of curare, to care for

DAL

By the; contraction of da and masculine article il

NIPOTE

Nephew or grandchild; family relation term

COPIA

Copy; duplicate of a document or text

ANNOTATA

Annotated; provided with explanatory notes

TRADUTTORE

Translator; person who translates texts between languages

PREFAZIONE

Preface; introductory section written before main text

DI

Of, by; very common Italian preposition

ILLUSTRAZIONI

Illustrations; images or drawings in a publication

DAI

From the; contraction of da and masculine plural i

DISEGNI

Drawings, designs; visual artwork illustrations

NUOVA

New; feminine singular adjective indicating novelty

IMPRESSIONE

Impression, print run; edition of a published work

IN

In, into; preposition of location or state

TRE

Three; basic cardinal number

VOLUMI

Volumes; plural of volume, divisions of a work

STAMPATO

Printed; past participle of stampare, to print

AVVISO

Notice, warning; announcement or advisory message

La

The; feminine singular definite article

presente

Present, current; adjective meaning existing now

edizione

Edition; particular version of a published work

una

A, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral

riproduzione

Reproduction; exact copy of an original work

esatta

Exact, precise; feminine adjective meaning accurate

quella

That; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun

curata

Edited, curated; feminine past participle of curare

mio

My; masculine singular possessive adjective

padre

Father; male parent

con

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

correzioni

Corrections; plural of correzione, fixes to errors

finali

Final; plural adjective meaning last or concluding

prozio

Great-uncle; father's or mother's uncle

pubblicata

Published; feminine past participle of pubblicare

dal

By the; contraction of da and masculine article il

Sig

Abbreviation for Signor (Mr.); formal address title