lingua italiana
English meaning: Italian language
Italian Definition
(Italiano)Una lingua romanza derivata dal latino, parlata da 85 milioni di persone nel mondo.
English Definition
A Romance language derived from Latin, spoken by 85 million people globally. Dante's choice to write the Divine Comedy in Tuscan vernacular rather than Latin helped standardize Italian. Italian is the language of music (all classical music terms — allegro, piano, forte, vivace — are Italian), art history, opera, and Catholic liturgy. Italian has had enormous global cultural influence.
Example
“L'italiano è la lingua della musica, dell'opera e dell'arte per eccellenza in tutto il mondo.”
In English: “Italian is the language of music, opera, and art par excellence throughout the world.”
Synonyms
- volgare italiano
- toscano
Literary Heritage
“Lo volgare illustre, cardinale, aulico e curiale è quello che è di tutte le città italiane e non par d'alcuna.”
“The illustrious, cardinal, courtly, and curial vernacular is the one common to all Italian cities and peculiar to none.”
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Language information
- Language
- Italiano
- Italian
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Romance
- Speakers
- 70M