anelito

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Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin anhēlitus (“panting; breath; gasp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈnɛ.li.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlito
  • Hyphenation: a‧nè‧li‧to

Noun

anelito m (plural aneliti) (literary)

  1. (literally) pant, wheeze
    Synonym: affanno
    • 14th century [591–593 CE], “Omelia I. nella domenica I. d'Avvento [Homily 1, on the 1st Sunday of Advent]” (chapter 1), in anonymous translator, Omelie di S. Gregorio Papa sopra gli Evangelj [Homilies of Pope St. Gregory on the Gospels]‎, translation of Homīliae XL in Ēvangelia by Gregorius Anicius (in Late Latin), section V; collected in Collezione di sacri oratori latini [Collection of holy Latin preachers] (Classici sacri oratori greci, latini, italiani, e francesi; 7)‎, volume 2, Florence: Tipografia della Speranza, 1832, page 227:
      […] negli anni della vecchiezza la statura si piega ed è inclinata, il collo secco sta basso ed umile, il petto è ansio per spessi sospiri, la forza manca, l’anelito interrompe le parole quando favella
      in the years of senility, the posture bends, and is curved; the thin neck stays low and humble; the chest is panting due to frequent sighs; strength lacks; wheezing interrupts words when speaking
  2. (literally, loosely) breath
    Synonyms: fiato, respiro
  3. (figuratively) yearning, longing, purport
    Synonyms: aspirazione, avidità, brama, bramosia, fame, sete, smania, voglia
    Antonyms: avversione, rifiuto, ripulsa

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References

  • anelito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “anelito”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 1, page 462

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