insegnamento

Italian

Etymology

From insegnare (“to teach”) +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.seɲ.ɲaˈmen.to/
• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: in‧se‧gna‧mén‧to

Noun

insegnamento m (plural insegnamenti)

1. teaching
   1. act of teaching

      logorarsi nell'insegnamento ― to work hard in teaching

2. teaching of a particular subject, field, etc.

   insegnamento dell'italiano ― Italian-teaching

   1. teaching profession

      darsi all'insegnamento ― to dedicate oneself to teaching

   2. lesson, typically moral

      Synonyms: lezione, precetto, consiglio, ammaestramento

Usage notes

• insegnamento refers to the process in which a pupil is methodically taught the principles and methods of a discipline, art, profession, etc. educazione instead refers to a person's moral and intellectual development, and more specifically, the behaviors and principles of social interaction, rules for communication, etc. In this context, a precetto is defined as a particular rule of conduct or codified social norm.

Related terms

• insegnante

Further reading

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