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語源

Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Italia (“Italy”)

発音

• enPR: ĭtălʹyən, IPA: /ɪˈtæljən/, X-SAMPA: /I"t{lj@n/
• IPA: /ˌaɪˈtæljən/ (derogatory)

形容詞

Italian (comparative more Italian, superlative most Italian)

1. Pertaining to Italy, its people or its language.

同意語

• Italish

名詞

Italian (複数形 Italians)

1. An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
   • 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:

     As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.

固有名詞

Italian

1. The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Switzerland.

派生語

• Old Italian

参考

• Wiktionary's coverage of Italian terms
• Appendix:Italian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Italian

外部リンク

• ISO 639-1 code it, ISO 639-3 code ita (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Italian, ita