Italy en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- [ˈɪ.tə.lɪj] (British, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈɪθ̠əli] (Ireland)
- /ˈɪtəli/
- (US) audio
- (UK) audio
- [ˈɪʔ.li] some American dialects
- [ˈi.tɐ.li] Ghanaian
- [ˈɪhəli] Local Dublin
- [ˈɪ.ɾə.li] (General-American)
- [ˈɪʔəli] Local Dublin
Etymology
Etymology tree Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú)bor.? Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā)der. Latin Italiabor. Old English Italia English Italy Inherited from Old English Italia. Usually explained as a cognate of vitulus (“calf”), thus meaning "land of young bulls" in Oscan. In that case, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). According to some ancient Greek authors, named after a king Italus or Italos, whose kingdom was on the peninsula. Doublet of Italia.
Meanings
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A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.
Rome is the heart of Italy [...]. She was, is, and must ever be, her capital.
1868, E. S. G. S., Italy and her capital, page 170:Serie A club Inter Milan – whom Eriksen had been contracted to at the time of the incident – let the midfielder move abroad as he was unable to play in Italy unless the ICD device was removed.
2023 January 3, Ben Church, “How Christian Eriksen returned to football after suffering cardiac arrest on pitch”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2025:Italy and her invaders
19th century, Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and her invaders, title
- Synonym of Apennine Peninsula.
Deriveds
Italian · New Italy · Italianise · Itallywood · NoLIta · Italophile · italic · Italiot · Italophobe · Italianization · Italygate · Italo- · Italianisation · Italianize · Italy towel · Italianate · Shitaly · Italexit · Italic · Italish
Descendants
Meronyms
Valle d'Aosta (country in Southern Europe) · Apulia (country in Southern Europe) · Trentino-Alto Adige (country in Southern Europe) · Tuscany (country in Southern Europe) · Campania (country in Southern Europe) · Sicily (country in Southern Europe) · Basilicata (country in Southern Europe) · Abruzzo (country in Southern Europe) · Molise (country in Southern Europe) · Veneto (country in Southern Europe) · Friuli-Venezia Giulia (country in Southern Europe) · Calabria (country in Southern Europe) · Marche (country in Southern Europe) · Piedmont (country in Southern Europe) · Liguria (country in Southern Europe) · Lombardy (country in Southern Europe) · Sardinia (country in Southern Europe) · Lazio (country in Southern Europe) · Emilia-Romagna (country in Southern Europe) · Umbria (country in Southern Europe)
Synonyms
Translations (199)
mi Itāria (country in southern Europe) · fa-ira ایتالِیا (country in southern Europe) · is Ítalía (country in southern Europe) · tg Итолиё (country in southern Europe) · dsb Italska (country in southern Europe) · ast Italia (country in southern Europe) · ms Italia (country in southern Europe) · sq Italia (country in southern Europe) · mn ᠢᠲ᠋ᠠᠯᠢ (country in southern Europe) · csb Italskô (country in southern Europe) · ka იტალია (country in southern Europe) · cy yr Eidal (country in southern Europe) · ha Italiya (country in southern Europe) · ta இத்தாலி (country in southern Europe) · ady Италие (country in southern Europe) · hsb Italska (country in southern Europe) · hi इतालिया (country in southern Europe) · eo Italio (country in southern Europe) · si ඉතාලිය (country in southern Europe) · yi איטאַליע (country in southern Europe) · mk Ита́лија (country in southern Europe) · gu ઈટલી (country in southern Europe) · ace Itali (country in southern Europe) · vi I-ta-li-a (country in southern Europe) · nrf Italie (country in southern Europe) · tk Italiýa (country in southern Europe) · hak 意大利 (country in southern Europe) · gur Italia (country in southern Europe) · mr इटली (country in southern Europe) · lt Italija (country in southern Europe) · vo Litaliyän (country in southern Europe) · kw Itali (country in southern Europe) · kl Italia (country in southern Europe) · ms Itali (country in southern Europe) · ro Italia (country in southern Europe) · th อิตาลี (country in southern Europe) · io Italia (country in southern Europe) · km អ៊ីតាលី (country in southern Europe) · vec Tałia (country in southern Europe) · ang Italia (country in southern Europe) · sq Taleia (country in southern Europe) · mi itari (country in southern Europe) · sh Ѝта̄лија (country in southern Europe) · ko 이태리 (country in southern Europe) · sh Ìtālija (country in southern Europe) · scn Italia (country in southern Europe) · dsb Włoska (country in southern Europe) · bo ཨི་ཏ་ལི (country in southern Europe) · nan-hbl 義大利 /义大利 (country in southern Europe) · non Ítalía (country in southern Europe) · ps ايټاليا (country in southern Europe) · hrx Italje (country in southern Europe) · tr İtalya (country in southern Europe) · ne इटली (country in southern Europe) · sq Itali (country in southern Europe) · ty ’Itāria (country in southern Europe) · am ጣልያን (country in southern Europe) · da Italien (country in southern Europe) · liv Itāļmō (country in southern Europe) · mnc ᡳ ᡩᠠ ᠯᡳ ᠶᠠ (country in southern Europe) · vi nước Ý (country in southern Europe) · it Stivale (country in southern Europe) · eo Italujo (country in southern Europe) · zu ITaliya (country in southern Europe) · syc ܐܝܛܠܝܐ (country in southern Europe) · lv Itālija (country in southern Europe) · scn Tàlia (country in southern Europe) · xmf იტალია (country in southern Europe) · rue Іта́лія (country in southern Europe) · ja 伊太利 (country in southern Europe) · sk Taliansko (country in southern Europe) · la Latina (country in southern Europe) · gl Italia (country in southern Europe) · ps ايټالي (country in southern Europe) · yo Ítálì (country in southern Europe) · rhg Itali (country in southern Europe) · ug ئىتالىيە (country in southern Europe) · cop ϯϩⲩⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ (country in southern Europe) · ml ഇറ്റലി (country in southern Europe) · rup Italia (country in southern Europe) · sw Uitali (country in southern Europe) · ga An Iodáil (country in southern Europe) · scn Talia (country in southern Europe) · fo Italia (country in southern Europe) · dv އިޓަލީވިލާތް (country in southern Europe) · he אִיטַלְיָה (country in southern Europe) · lld Talia (country in southern Europe) · ky Италия (country in southern Europe) · bn ইতালি (country in southern Europe) · ur اِٹَلی (country in southern Europe) · mn Итали (country in southern Europe) · la Ītalia (country in southern Europe) · so Talyaaniga (country in southern Europe) · vec Itałia (country in southern Europe) · my အီတလီ (country in southern Europe) · vi Ý Đại Lợi (country in southern Europe) · sa इटली (country in southern Europe) · krc Италия (country in southern Europe) · et Itaalia (country in southern Europe) · nv Doohatsʼíí Yátiʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah (country in southern Europe) · ar إِيطَالِيَا (country in southern Europe) · or ଇଟାଲୀ (country in southern Europe) · ja イタリー (country in southern Europe) · kk Италия (country in southern Europe) · uk Іта́лія (country in southern Europe) · crh İtaliya (country in southern Europe) · ti ኢጣልያ (country in southern Europe) · os Итали (country in southern Europe) · pt Itália (country in southern Europe) · wuu 意大利 (country in southern Europe) · se Itália (country in southern Europe) · nb Italia (country in southern Europe) · el Ιταλία (country in southern Europe) · br Italia (country in southern Europe) · za Yidali (country in southern Europe) · es Italia (country in southern Europe) · ce Итали (country in southern Europe) · kmr Îtalya (country in southern Europe) · tg Италия (country in southern Europe) · prs اِیتَالِیَا (country in southern Europe) · aii ܐܝܛܠܝܐ (country in southern Europe) · nn Italia (country in southern Europe) · cmn 意大利亞 /意大利亚 (country in southern Europe) · sga Etáil (country in southern Europe) · haw ʻĪkālia (country in southern Europe) · pl Włochy (country in southern Europe) · sw Italia (country in southern Europe) · co Italia (country in southern Europe) · fy Itaalje (country in southern Europe) · szl Italijo (country in southern Europe) · cv Итали (country in southern Europe) · koi Италия (country in southern Europe) · kpv Италия (country in southern Europe) · lb Italien (country in southern Europe) · nan-hbl 意大利 (country in southern Europe) · rsk Италия (country in southern Europe) · az İtaliya (country in southern Europe) · dz ཨི་ཊ་ལི་ (country in southern Europe) · pa ਇਟਲੀ (country in southern Europe) · cu Їталїꙗ (country in southern Europe) · rar ʻItāria (country in southern Europe) · oc Itàlia (country in southern Europe) · cs Itálie (country in southern Europe) · bua Итали (country in southern Europe) · ko 이딸리아 (country in southern Europe) · lo ອິຕາລີ (country in southern Europe) · chr ᎢᏔᎵᏱ (country in southern Europe) · ps ايتاليا (country in southern Europe) · hi इटली (country in southern Europe) · te ఇటలీ (country in southern Europe) · ja 伊太利亜 (country in southern Europe) · kn ಇಟಲಿ (country in southern Europe) · grc Ἰταλία (country in southern Europe) · bg Ита́лия (country in southern Europe) · gv Yn Iddaal (country in southern Europe) · ko 이탈리아 (country in southern Europe) · rup Italii (country in southern Europe) · pdt Italien (nds) (country in southern Europe) · tt Италия (country in southern Europe) · yue 意大利 (country in southern Europe) · de Italien (country in southern Europe) · ja イタリア (country in southern Europe) · ru Ита́лия (country in southern Europe) · tl Italya (country in southern Europe) · pl Italia (country in southern Europe) · mt l-Italja (country in southern Europe) · nap Italia (country in southern Europe) · vep Italii (country in southern Europe) · nl Italië (country in southern Europe) · fur Italie (country in southern Europe) · fr Italie (country in southern Europe) · cdo 意大利 (country in southern Europe) · eu Italia (country in southern Europe) · ab Италиа (country in southern Europe) · ba Италия (country in southern Europe) · ur اِطالِیَہ (country in southern Europe) · non Ítalíaland (country in southern Europe) · id Itali (country in southern Europe) · gd An Eadailt (country in southern Europe) · af Italië (country in southern Europe) · sc Itàlia (country in southern Europe) · sl Itálija (country in southern Europe) · uz Italiya (country in southern Europe) · hi इटली (country in southern Europe) · hu Olaszország (country in southern Europe) · mdf Италие (country in southern Europe) · be Іта́лія (country in southern Europe) · cmn 意大利 (country in southern Europe) · ia Italia (country in southern Europe) · it bel paese (country in southern Europe) · ca Itàlia (country in southern Europe) · cmn 義大利 /义大利 (country in southern Europe) · id Italia (country in southern Europe) · roa-tar Itaglie (country in southern Europe) · sv Italien (country in southern Europe) · fi Italia (country in southern Europe) · it Italia (country in southern Europe) · hy Իտալիա (country in southern Europe) · vi Ý (country in southern Europe)