fatica
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).
Noun
fatica f (plural fatiche)
- effort, endeavour, work (physical or mental)
- la sua ultima fatica letteraria ― his latest literary work
- Synonym: sforzo
- (figurative) difficulty
- a fatica ― with difficulty
- Synonym: difficoltà
- labour, labor, toil, fatigue
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, page 21, lines 1–3:
- 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
- Synonyms: lavoro, opera
- 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 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fatica
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fatica f (plural ffatiche)
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