tristezza
Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin trīstitia. By surface analysis, triste + -ezza. Doublet of tristizia, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /triˈstet.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -ettsa
- Hyphenation: tri‧stéz‧za
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Noun
tristezza f (plural tristezze)
- sadness, unhappiness
- Synonyms: mestizia, infelicità
- sorrow, affliction
- Synonym: afflizione
- gloom
- Synonym: cupezza
Further reading
- tristezza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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