English edit

 
handwritten marginalia

Etymology edit

From New Latin marginālia (cf. margināle (neuter singular (adjective / noun)), from Medieval Latin neuter plural of marginālis (on the periphery), from Latin margō (border, edge). Compare margin.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

marginalia pl (normally plural, singular marginale)

  1. Notes in the margin of a document. [from 1830s]
    Synonyms: apostil, marginal note, gloss
    We know what the composer was thinking as he wrote the piece because we can read his handwritten marginalia on the manuscript.

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from New Latin marginālia (cf. margināle (neuter singular (adjective / noun)), from Medieval Latin neuter plural of marginālis (on the periphery), from Latin margō (border, edge).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mar.d͡ʒiˈna.lja/
  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Hyphenation: mar‧gi‧nà‧lia

Noun edit

marginalia m pl (plural only)

  1. marginalia

Further reading edit

  • marginalia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Adjective edit

marginālia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of marginālis

References edit

  • marginalia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • marginalia in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin marginalia.

Noun edit

marginalia f (uncountable)

  1. marginalia

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