Old English · proper noun
Italia
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- IPA
- /ˈi.tɑ.li.ɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈi · tɑ · li · ɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- italy
Meaning
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Italy (a country in Southern Europe)
⁊ hē [Pirrus] hæfde XX elpenda tō þǣm ġefeohte mid him, þe Rōmane ǣr na ne ne ġesawon: hē wæs sē forma mon þe hīe ǣrest on Italium brōhte.
And he [Pyrrhus] had twenty elephants with him in battle, which the Romans had never seen before; he was the first man to bring them to Italy.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Etymology
From Latin Italia. Doublet of Eotol.
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