marginalia

English

handwritten marginalia

Etymology

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɑɹd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɑːd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/
• Rhymes: -eɪliə
• Hyphenation: mar‧gi‧na‧lia

Noun

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.

Translations

notes in the margin of document — see also marginal note

• Bulgarian: забележка в полето f (zabeležka v poleto)
• German: Randnote f sg
• Portuguese: notas à margem f pl, nota à margem f

Further reading

• marginalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

marginalia m pl (plural only)

1. marginalia

Further reading

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

Latin

Adjective

marginālia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of marginālis

References

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin marginalia.

Noun

marginalia f (uncountable)

1. marginalia

Declension

declension of marginalia (singular only)

	singular
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) marginalia	marginaliaua
genitive/dative	(unei) -	-i
vocative