Vèneto
Venetian
Romance
Venetian (Vèneto) is a Gallo-Italic Romance language of northeastern Italy, spoken by ~3.8M as the prestige and administrative language of the Republic of Venice (697-1797) which spread it across the Mediterranean and Adriatic. Notable for clitic subject doubling ("el can el magna"), retention of final unstressed vowels, and the lexicon Carlo Goldoni used in 18th-c. comedies. Distinct from Italian; a co-official regional language since 2007 in the Veneto region.
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| Meaning | Venetian | Italian | Interlingua | Dante-era Italian | Tabarchino | Corsican | Ligurian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | aqua /ˈakwa/ | acqua /ˈakkwa/ | aqua /akwa/ | acqua /ˈakːwa/ | ègua /ˈeːɡwa/ | acqua /ˈakwa/ | ægoa /ˈɛːɡwa/ |
| Fire | fogo /ˈfoɡo/ | fuoco /ˈfwɔːko/ | foco /fɔko/ | foco /ˈfɔko/ | fögu /ˈføːɡu/ | focu /ˈfɔku/ | fêugo /ˈføːɡu/ |
| Sun | sol /sol/ | sole /ˈsoːle/ | sol /sɔl/ | sole /ˈsole/ | su /su/ | sole /ˈsɔle/ | sô /suː/ |
| Moon | łuna /ˈuna/ | luna /ˈluːna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | lugna /ˈlyɲa/ | luna /ˈluna/ | lùn-a /ˈlyŋa/ |
| Star | stela /ˈstela/ | stella /ˈstɛlla/ | stella /ˈstɛla/ | stella /ˈstella/ | stella /ˈstɛlːa/ | stella /ˈstella/ | stélla /ˈstella/ |
| Night | note /ˈnɔte/ | notte /ˈnɔtte/ | nocte /ˈnokte/ | notte /ˈnotte/ | neutte /ˈnøte/ | notte /ˈnɔtːe/ | néutte /ˈnøtte/ |
| Rain | piova /ˈpjɔva/ | pioggia /ˈpjɔddʒa/ | pluvia /ˈpluvia/ | piova /ˈpjɔːva/ | — | pioggia /ˈpjɔdʒa/ | ægua /ˈɛːɡwa/ |
| Snow | neve /neve/ | neve /neːve/ | nive /nive/ | neve /ˈneve/ | neive /ˈnejve/ | neve /ˈneve/ | néie /ˈnejje/ |
| Wind | vento /ˈvento/ | vento /ˈvento/ | vento /ˈvento/ | vento /ˈvɛnto/ | vento /ˈveŋtu/ | ventu /ˈventu/ | vénto /ˈventu/ |
| Earth | tera /ˈtɛra/ | terra /ˈtɛrra/ | terra /ˈtɛra/ | terra /ˈtɛrra/ | tæra /ˈtɛːra/ | terra /ˈtɛrra/ | tæra /ˈtɛːra/ |
| Stone | piera /ˈpjɛra/ | pietra /ˈpjɛːtra/ | petra /ˈpetra/ | pietra /ˈpjɛtra/ | prîa /ˈpriːa/ | petra /ˈpɛtra/ | prîa /ˈpriːa/ |
| Mountain | montagna /monˈtaɲa/ | montagna /monˈtaɲːa/ | montania /monˈtania/ | montagna /monˈtaɲɲa/ | — | muntagna /munˈtaɲɲa/ | montàgna /muŋˈtaɲːa/ |
| Sea | mar /mar/ | mare /ˈmare/ | mar /mar/ | mare /ˈmare/ | — | mare /ˈmare/ | mâ /maː/ |
| Mother | mare /ˈmare/ | madre /ˈmaːdre/ | matre /matre/ | madre /ˈmaːdre/ | maire /ˈmajre/ | mamma /ˈmamma/ | moæ /mwɛː/ |
| Father | pare /pare/ | padre /ˈpaːdre/ | patre /patre/ | padre /ˈpaːdre/ | paire /ˈpajre/ | babbu /ˈbabːu/ | poæ /pwɛː/ |
| Daughter | fioła /ˈfjɔe̯a/ | figlia /ˈfiʎʎa/ | filia /ˈfilia/ | figlia /ˈfiʎʎa/ | fìggia /ˈfidːʒa/ | figliola /fiʎˈʎola/ | fìggia /ˈfiddʒa/ |
| I | mi /mi/ | io /ˈio/ | io /ˈio/ | io /ˈio/ | mi /mi/ | eiu /ˈɛju/ | mi /mi/ |
| You | ti /ti/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | ti /ti/ | tù /tu/ | ti /ti/ |
| We | noaltri /noˈaltri/ | noi /noi/ | nos /nos/ | noi /ˈnoi/ | nuiâtri /nuˈjaːtri/ | noi /ˈnoi/ | niâtri /ˈnjaːtri/ |
| Name | nome /ˈnome/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nomine /ˈnomine/ | nome /ˈnoːme/ | nomme /ˈnɔmːe/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nomme /ˈnume/ |
| Person | persona /perˈsona/ | persona /perˈsona/ | persona /perˈsona/ | persona /perˈsona/ | — | persona /perˈsona/ | persónn-a /perˈsuŋa/ |
| Head | tèsta /ˈtɛsta/ | testa /ˈtɛsta/ | capite /ˈkapite/ | testa /ˈtɛsta/ | tésta /ˈtesta/ | capu /ˈkapu/ | tésta /ˈtesta/ |
| Eye | ocio /ɔtʃo/ | occhio /ˈɔkkjo/ | oculo /okulo/ | occhio /ˈɔkːjo/ | öggiu /ˈødʒu/ | ochju /ˈɔcu/ | éuggio /ˈøddʒu/ |
| Ear | récia /ˈretʃa/ | orecchio /oˈrekkjo/ | aure /ˈawre/ | orecchio /oˈrɛkkjo/ | oegia /ˈweːdʒa/ | arechja /aˈrɛca/ | oêgia /ˈweːdʒa/ |
| Nose | naxo /ˈnazo/ | naso /ˈnaːzo/ | naso /ˈnazo/ | naso /ˈnaso/ | naso /ˈnazu/ | nasu /ˈnazu/ | naso /ˈnaːzu/ |
| Mouth | boca /ˈboka/ | bocca /ˈbokka/ | bucca /ˈbuka/ | bocca /ˈbokka/ | bócca /ˈbukːa/ | bocca /ˈbɔkka/ | bócca /ˈbuka/ |
| Tooth | dente /ˈdente/ | dente /ˈdɛnte/ | dente /ˈdente/ | dente /ˈdente/ | dente /ˈdente/ | dente /ˈdɛnte/ | dénte /ˈdeŋte/ |
| Tongue | léngua /ˈleŋɡwa/ | lingua /ˈliŋɡwa/ | lingua /ˈliŋɡwa/ | lingua /ˈliŋɡwa/ | lengua /ˈleŋɡwa/ | lingua /ˈliŋɡwa/ | lengua /ˈleŋɡwa/ |
| Hand | man /man/ | mano /ˈmaːno/ | mano /mano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mòn /mɔŋ/ | manu /ˈmanu/ | man /maŋ/ |
| Foot | pìe /ˈpie/ | piede /ˈpjɛde/ | pede /pede/ | piede /ˈpjɛde/ | pé /peː/ | pede /ˈpɛde/ | pê /peː/ |
| Heart | cor /kɔr/ | cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ | corde /kɔrde/ | core /ˈkɔre/ | cö /kø/ | core /ˈkɔre/ | chêu /køː/ |
| Bone | oso /ˈɔso/ | osso /ˈɔsso/ | osso /ˈosso/ | osso /ˈɔsːo/ | òsso /ˈɔsu/ | ossu /ˈɔssu/ | òsso /ˈɔsu/ |
| Blood | sangue /ˈsaŋɡwe/ | sangue /ˈsaŋɡwe/ | sanguine /sanˈɡwine/ | sangue /ˈsaŋɡwe/ | sangue /ˈsaŋɡwe/ | sangue /ˈsaŋɡwe/ | sàngoe /ˈsaŋɡwe/ |
| Poop | caca /ˈkaka/ | cacca /ˈkakka/ | caca /ˈkaka/ | merda /ˈmɛrda/ | — | caca /ˈkaka/ | cacà /kaˈka/ |
| Love | amor /amor/ | amore /aˈmoːre/ | amor /amor/ | amore /aˈmore/ | amù /aˈmu/ | amore /aˈmɔre/ | amô /amuː/ |
| Tree | àlbaro /ˈalbaro/ | albero /ˈalbero/ | arbore /arbore/ | albero /ˈalbero/ | âbu /ˈaːbu/ | arburu /ˈarburu/ | èrbo /ˈɛrbu/ |
| Dog | can /kaŋ/ | cane /ˈkaːne/ | can /kan/ | cane /ˈkane/ | can /kaŋ/ | cane /ˈkane/ | can /kaŋ/ |
| Cat | gato /ˈɡato/ | gatto /ˈɡatto/ | catto /katto/ | gatto /ˈɡatːo/ | gatu /ˈɡatu/ | ghjattu /ˈɟattu/ | gàtto /ˈɡattu/ |
| Fish | pesse /ˈpese/ | pesce /ˈpeʃʃe/ | pisce /ˈpiʃe/ | pesce /ˈpeʃʃe/ | pésciu /ˈpeʃu/ | pesciu /ˈpeʃu/ | péscio /ˈpeʃʃu/ |
| Bird | oxeło /oˈzeo/ | uccello /utˈtʃɛllo/ | ave /ˈave/ | uccello /utˈtʃɛlːo/ | — | uccellu /utˈtʃɛllu/ | öxello /øʒelu/ |
| Butterfly | pavegia /paˈvedʒa/ | farfalla /farˈfalla/ | papilion /papiliˈon/ | farfalla /farˈfalla/ | — | farfalla /farˈfalla/ | farfàlla /farˈfalːa/ |
| Egg | vovo /ˈvɔvo/ | uovo /ˈwɔːvo/ | ovo /ˈovo/ | uovo /ˈwɔːvo/ | — | ovu /ˈɔvu/ | övo /ˈøvu/ |
| Bear | orso /ˈorso/ | orso /ˈorso/ | urso /ˈurso/ | orso /ˈorso/ | — | orsu /ˈorsu/ | orso /ˈɔrsu/ |
| Horse | caval /kaˈval/ | cavallo /kaˈvallo/ | cavallo /kaˈvalo/ | cavallo /kaˈvallo/ | — | cavallu /kaˈvallu/ | cavàllo /kaˈvalːu/ |
| House | caxa /ˈkaza/ | casa /ˈkaːsa/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | cà /ka/ | casa /ˈkaza/ | câza /ˈkaːza/ |
| Milk | late /ˈlate/ | latte /ˈlatte/ | lacte /ˈlakte/ | latte /ˈlatte/ | — | latte /ˈlatte/ | læte /ˈlɛːte/ |
| Honey | miel /mjɛl/ | miele /ˈmjɛːle/ | melle /ˈmɛle/ | miele /ˈmjɛːle/ | — | mele /ˈmɛle/ | amê /aˈmeː/ |
| Salt | sal /sal/ | sale /ˈsale/ | sal /sal/ | sale /ˈsale/ | sâ /saː/ | sale /ˈsale/ | sâ /saː/ |
| Wine | vin /viŋ/ | vino /ˈvino/ | vino /ˈvino/ | vino /ˈvino/ | vin /viŋ/ | vinu /ˈvinu/ | vin /viŋ/ |
| Rice | rixo /ˈrizo/ | riso /ˈriːzo/ | ris /ris/ | — | — | risu /ˈrizu/ | rîzo /ˈriːzu/ |
| Chocolate | ciocolata /tʃokoˈlata/ | cioccolato /tʃokkoˈlaːto/ | chocolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | — | — | cicculata /tʃikkuˈlata/ | cicolâta /tʃikuˈlaːta/ |
| Iron | fero /ˈfɛro/ | ferro /ˈfɛrro/ | ferro /ˈfɛrro/ | ferro /ˈfɛrro/ | færo /ˈfɛru/ | ferru /ˈfɛrru/ | færo /ˈfɛːru/ |
| Wheel | roda /ˈrɔda/ | ruota /ˈrwɔta/ | rota /ˈrɔta/ | rota /ˈrɔta/ | röa /ˈrøa/ | rota /ˈrɔta/ | reua /ˈrøːa/ |
| Silk | seda /ˈseda/ | seta /ˈseːta/ | seta /ˈseta/ | — | — | seta /ˈseta/ | sæa /ˈsɛːa/ |
| Book | libro /ˈlibro/ | libro /ˈliːbro/ | libro /ˈlibro/ | libro /ˈlibro/ | — | libru /ˈlibru/ | libbro /ˈlibru/ |
| Eat | magnàr /maˈɲar/ | mangiare /manˈdʒaːre/ | manducar /mandukar/ | mangiare /manˈdʒare/ | mangiò /manˈdʒo/ | manghjà /manˈɟa/ | mangiâ /maŋˈdʒaː/ |
| Drink | bévar /ˈbevar/ | bere /ˈbeːre/ | biber /biber/ | bevere /ˈbevere/ | bàive /ˈbajve/ | beie /ˈbeje/ | béive /ˈbejve/ |
| Sleep | dormir /dorˈmir/ | dormire /dorˈmiːre/ | dormir /dorˈmir/ | dormire /dorˈmire/ | dormî /durˈmiː/ | durmì /durˈmi/ | dormî /durˈmiː/ |
| One | un /un/ | uno /ˈuːno/ | un /un/ | uno /ˈuno/ | un /uŋ/ | unu /ˈunu/ | un /yŋ/ |
| Two | do /do/ | due /ˈdue/ | duo /ˈduo/ | due /ˈduːe/ | dui /ˈdui/ | dui /ˈdui/ | doî /dwiː/ |
| Three | tre /tre/ | tre /tre/ | tres /tres/ | tre /tre/ | tréi /trej/ | trè /trɛ/ | tréi /trej/ |
| Four | quatro /ˈkwatro/ | quattro /ˈkwattro/ | quatro /ˈkwatro/ | quattro /ˈkwatːro/ | quattro /ˈkwatru/ | quattru /ˈkwatːru/ | quàttro /ˈkwattru/ |
| Five | sìnque /ˈsiŋkwe/ | cinque /ˈtʃiŋkwe/ | cinque /ˈtʃiŋkwe/ | cinque /ˈtʃiŋkwe/ | çìnque /ˈsiŋkwe/ | cinque /ˈtʃiŋkwe/ | çìnque /ˈsinkwe/ |
| Hundred | sento /ˈsento/ | cento /ˈtʃɛnto/ | cento /ˈtʃento/ | cento /ˈtʃɛnto/ | — | centu /ˈtʃɛntu/ | çento /ˈseŋtu/ |
| Hello | ciao /tʃao/ | ciao /ˈtʃaːo/ | salute /salute/ | salute /saˈlute/ | ciau /tʃaw/ | salute /saˈlute/ | ciâo /tʃaː/ |
| Thank you | grassie /ɡrasje/ | grazie /ˈɡrattsje/ | gratias /ɡratias/ | mercede /merˈtʃede/ | graçie /ˈɡrasje/ | grazie /ˈɡratsje/ | graçie /ˈɡrasje/ |
| Good | bon /bon/ | buono /ˈbwɔːno/ | bon /bon/ | buono /ˈbwɔno/ | bon /buŋ/ | bonu /ˈbɔnu/ | bon /buŋ/ |
| New | novo /ˈnovo/ | nuovo /ˈnwɔːvo/ | nove /ˈnove/ | novo /ˈnɔvo/ | neûvu /ˈnøvu/ | novu /ˈnɔvu/ | nêuvo /ˈnøːvu/ |
| Red | róso /ˈroso/ | rosso /ˈrosso/ | rubie /ˈrubie/ | rosso /ˈrosso/ | rossu /ˈrusu/ | rossu /ˈrossu/ | rósso /ˈrussu/ |
| White | bianco /ˈbjaŋko/ | bianco /ˈbjaŋko/ | blanc /blaŋk/ | bianco /ˈbjaŋko/ | gianco /ˈdʒaŋku/ | biancu /ˈbjaŋku/ | gianco /ˈdʒaŋku/ |
| Black | negro /ˈneɡro/ | nero /ˈnero/ | nigre /ˈniɡre/ | nero /ˈnero/ | — | neru /ˈneru/ | neigro /ˈnejɡru/ |
| Green | verde /ˈverde/ | verde /ˈverde/ | verde /ˈverde/ | verde /ˈverde/ | verde /ˈverde/ | verde /ˈverde/ | vèrde /ˈvɛrde/ |
| Cuckoo | cucù /kuˈku/ | cuculo /ˈkuːkulo/ | cucu /ˈkuku/ | cucco /ˈkukko/ | — | cuccu /ˈkukku/ | cùcco /ˈkuku/ |
| Computer | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computator /komputaˈtor/ | abbaco /abˈbaːko/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | urdinatore /urdinaˈtore/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi /ˈwaifai/ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | tonnina /tonˈniːna/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
| Tea | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | the /te/ | — | — | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ |
| Coffee | cafè /kaˈfɛ/ | caffè /kafˈfɛ/ | caffe /ˈkafe/ | — | — | caffè /kafˈfɛ/ | caffè /kaˈfɛ/ |
| Sugar | sùcaro /ˈsukaro/ | zucchero /ˈdzukkero/ | sucro /ˈsukro/ | — | — | zuccheru /ˈdzukkeru/ | sùcou /ˈsykɔw/ |
| Orange | naranza /naˈraŋsa/ | arancia /aˈrantʃa/ | orange /oˈrandʒe/ | arancia /aˈrantʃa/ | naranza /naˈraŋza/ | aranciu /aˈrantʃu/ | çetrón /seˈtruŋ/ |
| Ninety-nine | novantanove /novantaˈnove/ | novantanove /novantaˈnove/ | — | — | — | nuvanta nove /nuˈvanta ˈnɔve/ | — |
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