gelosia

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From gelós +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gelosia f (plural gelosies)

  1. jealousy, envy
  2. (architecture) a latticework placed over a window to provide privacy and reduce glare
  3. (architecture) truss

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From geloso +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.loˈzi.a/, (traditional) /d͡ʒe.loˈsi.a/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: ge‧lo‧sì‧a

Noun[edit]

gelosia f (plural gelosie)

  1. jealousy
  2. (architecture) shutter (of a Venetian blind)
    Coordinate term: persiana

Descendants[edit]

  • French: jalousie (see there for further descendants)
  • Portuguese: gelosia
  • Romanian: gelozie

References[edit]

  1. ^ gelosia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

  • gelosia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

gelosias

Etymology[edit]

From Italian gelosia.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: ge‧lo‧si‧a

Noun[edit]

gelosia f (plural gelosias)

  1. lattice, jalousie

Further reading[edit]