Sunday, June 21, 2015

1000 Italian Words Sorted by Frequency of Use

This list contains the 1000 most frequent Italian words, sorted by frequency.

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1. non

Etymology

From Latin nōn.

Pronunciation

             IPA(key): [non]

Adverb

non
1.          not
2.          un-

 

2. che

Pronunciation

             IPA(key): /ˈke/
             Hyphenation: che
             Rhymes: -e

Etymology 1

From Latin quid.[1], from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid, compare *kʷis.

Pronoun

che
1.          who
2.          what
3.          which

Etymology 2

From Latin quod, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷod-.

Conjunction

che
1.          that
2.          than
3.          when

References

               ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, page 139

 

3. di

Pronunciation

             IPA(key): /di/, [d̪i]
             Rhymes: -i
             Stress: dì
             Hyphenation: di

Etymology 1

From Latin (the name of the letter D).

Noun

di f (invariable)
1.          The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.; dee
See also
             (Latin script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, kappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta (Category: it:Latin letter names)

Etymology 2

From Latin .[1]

Preposition

di
1.          of; ’s (but used after the thing owned and before the owner)
               L’ira di Apollo — “Apollo’s wrath” (literally, “The wrath of Apollo”)
               la coda del cane — “the dog’s tail”
               Canto dello sciatore — “Song of the skier”
               Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo — “Universal declaration of the Rights of [the] Man”
               Simbolo degli Apostoli — “Signs of the Apostles”
               Manifesto della cucina futurista — “Manifesto of the futurist kitchen”
               Dei delitti e delle pene — “Of [the] crimes and [of the] punishments”
2.          from
               Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma. — “She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome”.
3.          by, of, ’s
               La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' ! — “My favorite song by U2? 'One'!”
               La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri — “The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri” or “Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy”
4.          than
               Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan. — “Jack is taller than his wife, Joan.”
               Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse. — “Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought.”
5.          (in superlative forms) in, of
               Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi. — “Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris.”
6.          about, on, concerning
               Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica. — “Euclid wrote many books on mathematics.”
               Parliamo di sentimenti. — “Let's talk about feelings.”
7.          (expressing composition) of, made of, in or more often omitted
               Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il 'cucchiaio di legno' . — “Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider.”
               Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco — “I bought a white gold necklace”.
8.          (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted
               Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi. — “She said not to worry.”
               Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer? — “What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer?.”
9.          some
               Vuoi dell'acqua? — “Would you like some water?”
Usage notes
             When followed by the definite article, di combines with the article to produce the following combined forms:
             The i can additionally optionally be elided before vowel sounds to form d'.
Derived terms
Terms derived from di

See also

             da

References

               ^ Angelo Prati, ""Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano"", Torino, 1951

 

4. e

Pronunciation

             IPA(key): /e/
             Rhymes: -e
             Stress: é
             Hyphenation: e

Etymology 1

From Latin ē (the name of the letter E).

Noun

e f (invariable)
1.          The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.; e

See also

             (Latin script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, kappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta (Category: it:Latin letter names)

Etymology 2

From Latin et.[1]

Alternative forms

             (before a vowel) ed

Conjunction

e
1.          and

See also

             ed

References

               ^ Angelo Prati, ""Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano"", Torino, 1951

 

5. la

Pronunciation

             IPA(key): /la/
             Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Latin illa(m), feminine form of ille.[1]

Article

la f sg (plural le)
1.          the
Usage notes
             The article la elides with words that begin with a vowel, becoming l'.

Pronoun

la f sg (plural le)
1.          her (direct object)
2.          it (feminine)
               ...una improvvisa timidezza però la immobilizza... (Pasolini) - ...a sudden timidity immobilized her though...

Etymology 2

Noun


Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
La (nota)
Wikipedia it
la m (invariable)
1.          (music) la (musical note)
2.          (music) A (musical note and scale)
Derived terms
             la maggiore
             la minore

References

               ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, page 127

Anagrams

             al

 

6. il

Etymology

From the older form lo, via an intermediate form l, from Latin illum, ultimately from ille. The initial i is a svarabhakti vowel added to the form l in order to make the pronunciation easier.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /il/

Article

il m sg (plural i)
1.          the

References

               ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, pages 123, 124

Anagrams

             li,

 

7. un

Etymology

From uno, from Latin ūnus (“one”).

Article

un m (see uno)
1.          an, a

Noun

un m (see uno)
1.          one

Adjective

un m (see uno)
1.          one

Pronoun

un m (see uno)
1.          one

Anagrams


             nu

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