Tartaglia

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Italian

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Etymology

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From tartaglia, inflection of tartagliare (“to stutter”).

Proper noun

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Tartaglia ?

  1. a stock character in the Commedia dell'arte

Proper noun

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Tartaglia m or f by sense

  1. a surname
    1. Niccolò Tartaglia, a 16th century Italian mathematician

Usage notes

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  • Fictional characters given this name typically speak with a stutter. The mathematician is said to have developed a speech impediment after a childhood trauma.
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