fatica

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈti.ka/, [fäˈt̪iːkä]
• Hyphenation: fa‧tì‧ca

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).

Noun

fatica f (plural fatiche)

1. effort, endeavour, work (physical or mental)

   la sua ultima fatica letteraria ― his latest literary work

   Synonym: sforzo

2. (figuratively) difficulty

   a fatica ― with difficulty

   Synonym: difficoltà

3. labour, labor, toil, fatigue
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell] (paperback), 12th edition, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, lines 1–3, page 21:

     Lo giorno se n'andava, e l'aere bruno ¶ toglieva gli animai che sono in terra ¶ da le fatiche loro

     Day was departing, and the embrowned air ¶ released the animals that are on earth ¶ from their fatigues

   • Synonyms: lavoro, opera
4. tiredness, exhaustion, weariness, fatigue

   Dopo una giornata di lavoro, inizio a sentire la fatica. ― After a day's work, I start to feel the tiredness.

   Synonyms: affaticamento, stanchezza

Derived terms

• a fatica
• affaticare
• faticata
• faticoso
• sfaticato

 

Related terms

• affaticarsi
• defaticamento
• defatigante
• defatigare
• defatigatorio

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

fatica

1. third-person singular present indicative of faticare
2. second-person singular imperative of faticare

Anagrams

• ficata

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faˈtikɐ/

Noun

fatica f (plural ffatiche)

1. work (not for money at all)
2. task