favella
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Back-formation from favellare (“to speak, talk”).
Noun
favella f (plural favelle)
- (uncountable) speech (ability)
- L'uomo ha il dono della favella. ― Man has the gift of speech.
- speech, utterance
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XVIII, page 270, lines 52–54:
- […] Mal volontier lo dico; ¶ ma sforzami la tua chiara favella, ¶ che mi fa sovvenir del mondo antico.
- Unwillingly I tell it; but forces me thine utterance distinct, which makes me recollect the ancient world.
- (literary) language, tongue
- L'italica favella. ― The Italian language.
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
favella
- third-person singular present indicative of favellare
- second-person singular imperative of favellare
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin fabella, diminutive of fābula, or from a derivative of Vulgar Latin *fabellāre.
Noun
favella f (plural favellas)
Usage notes
Implies a strong emotional attachment. Used almost exclusively to refer to Romansch itself.
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