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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Italian on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Italian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
The base alphabet consists of 21 letters: five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 16 consonants. The letters J, K, W, X and Y are not part of the proper alphabet, but appear in words of ancient Greek origin (e.g. Xilofono), loanwords (e.g. "weekend"), [2] foreign names (e.g. John), scientific terms (e.g. km) and in a handful of native words—such as the names Kalsa, Jesolo, Bettino Craxi, and Cybo ...
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic: OMRI Military Order of Italy: OMI Order of Merit for Labour: OML Order of the Star of Italy: OSI Order of Vittorio Veneto: OVV Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation: OSSA Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus: OSSML Order of the Crown of Italy: OCI Civil Order of Savoy: OCS Colonial Order of the Star ...
A historiated initial (the letter O) from an illuminated manuscript. In a written or published work, an initial [a] is a letter at the beginning of a word, a chapter, or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text. The word is ultimately derived from the Latin initiālis, which means of the beginning.
See the full text transcript of Donald Trump's inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
The president of the Italian Republic assumes office after taking an oath before the Italian Parliament and delivering a presidential address. The presidential term lasts seven years. This prevents any officeholder from being reelected by the same houses, which have a five-year mandate, also granting some freedom from excessive political ties ...
Italian has three degrees of comparison: comparative, relative superlative and absolute superlative. [clarification needed] The comparative and relative superlative are formed with più ('more', 'most'); for instance: sono più alto di te ("I am taller than you") sono il più alto fra gli uomini ("I am the tallest of men")
abaco - abacus; abat-jour - bedside lamp; abate - abbot; abbacchiato - depressed/down; abbacinare - to dazzle; abbacinato - dazzled; abbagliante - dazzling