metterza
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin mettertia, from -met (intensifying particle) + tertia (“third”, whence Italian terza).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
metterza (feminine-only, feminine plural metterze)
- (art) Attribute to Saint Anne, when depicted as third behind the Virgin Mary with Christ child on her lap.
- Sant'Anna metterza
References[edit]
- metterza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- metterza on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it