fatica

Italian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈti.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: fa‧tì‧ca

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

   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

   • Synonym: lavoro
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 corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈti.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: fa‧tì‧ca

Verb

fatica

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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ti.ka/
• Rhymes: -atika
• Hyphenation: fà‧ti‧ca

Adjective

fatica

1. feminine singular of fatico (“phatic”)

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 fatiche)

1. work
2. task