See also: calamità

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.laˈmi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: ca‧la‧mì‧ta

Etymology 1

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Probably borrowed from Ancient Greek καδμεία (kadmeía, calamine); see also calamina.[1]

Noun

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calamita f (plural calamite)

  1. magnet; fridge magnet
  2. lodestone, magnetite
  3. compass needle
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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calamita

  1. inflection of calamitare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ^ calamita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From calamitate.

Verb

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a calamita (third-person singular present calamitează, past participle calamitat) 1st conj.

  1. to devastate

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kalaˈmita/ [ka.laˈmi.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: ca‧la‧mi‧ta

Noun

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calamita f (plural calamitas)

  1. lodestone
    Synonym: imán
  2. magnetic compass
    Synonyms: brújula, compás

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