fatica
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Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“to tire, weary”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fatica f (plural fatiche)
- effort, endeavour/endeavor, work (physical or mental)
- Synonym: sforzo
- la sua ultima fatica letteraria
- his latest literary work
- (figurative) difficulty
- Synonym: difficoltà
- labour/labor, toil, fatigue
- Synonym: lavoro
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, page 21, lines 1–3:
- Lo giorno se n'andava, e l'aere bruno ¶ toglieva gli animai che sono in terra ¶ da le fatiche loro
- Day was departing, and the embrowned air ¶ released the animals that are on earth ¶ from their fatigues
- tiredness, exhaustion, weariness, fatigue
- Synonyms: affaticamento, stanchezza
- Dopo una giornata di lavoro, inizio a sentire la fatica.
- After a day's work, I start to feel fatigue.
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
fatica
- inflection of faticare:
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fatica
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fatica f (plural fatiche)
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