fatica
ItalianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fatica f (plural fatiche)
- effort, endeavour, work (physical or mental)
- la sua ultima fatica letteraria
- his latest literary work
- Synonym: sforzo
- (figuratively) difficulty
- Synonym: difficoltà
- 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
- Synonym: lavoro
- 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
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Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
fatica
- inflection of faticare:
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
fatica
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NeapolitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fatica f (plural fatiche)