università

See also: universita

Corsican

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin universitas. Cognates include Italian università and French université.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /univɛrsiˈta/

Noun

università f

1. university

References

• “università” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Italian

Alternative forms

• universitade, universitate (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Latin ūniversitātem (“the whole” → (Late Latin) “(whole) group; company; corporation” → (Medieval Latin) “university”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ni.ver.siˈta/^*

• Audio (l'università)

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• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: u‧ni‧ver‧si‧tà

Noun

università f (invariable)

1. (obsolete) totality, entirety, whole

   Synonyms: totalità, universalità

   • 1477 [early 5th century CE], Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, “Libro.ⅹⅹ. Capitolo.ⅹⅹⅲ. [Book 20, Chapter 23]”, in Antonio Miscomini, transl., La città di Dio [The city of God]‎^[1] (theology), Roma: Stamperia di Rocco Bernabò, translation of De civitate Dei (in Late Latin), page 567:

     Or che sequesto decenario numero sono significati tutti gli universi Re: dopo liquali colui dee venire come per lo millenario centenario et septenario e significata spesse volte launiversita et per altri numeri chi none necessario diricordarlo ora.

     So, this 10 can represent all of the kings, after whom he is to come, as 1000, 100, and 7—as well as other numbers that don't need to be remembered now—often represent totality.

     (literally, “So that if [by] this tenfold number are represented all the kings in their entirety, after whom he must come, like by the thousandfold [number], hundredfold [number], and sevenfold [number] it's represented oftentimes the totality, and by other numbers that is not necessary to remember now.”)

2. (historical) guild (association of tradespeople)

   Synonyms: corporazione, gilda

3. university

Derived terms

• universitario

Related terms

• universale
• universalismo
• universo

 

Descendants

• → Maltese: università

See also

• scuola

References

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

Ladin

Noun

università f (plural universiteies)

1. university

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian università.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.nɪ.vɛr.sɪˈtaː/

Noun

università f (plural universitajiet)

1. university

Related terms

• universitarju

 

Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• üniversità

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ynivɛrsiˈta/

Noun

università f

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