antichitade

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.ti.kiˈta.de/
  • Rhymes: -ade
  • Hyphenation: an‧ti‧chi‧tà‧de

Noun

antichitade f (plural antichitadi)

  1. Archaic form of antichità.:
    1. (uncountable) ancientness (state of being ancient)
      • mid 13th century1280s, Ricordano Malispini, “Proemio dell'autore [Preface of the author]” (chapter 1), in Istoria antica; republished as Istoria antica di Ricordano Malespini gentil'uomo fiorentino dall’edificazione di Fiorenza insino all'anno MCCLXXXI, con l'aggiunta di Giachetto suo nipote dal detto anno per insino al 1286, Florence: Stamperia Giunti, 1568, page 2:
        [] a frutto, e vtilitade di tutti coloro, che leggierãno, [] percioche per molta antichitade habbiano dimenticate alquante belle ſtorie, et diletteuoli, impercio i maestri filoſofi [] le compilarono
        [ [] a frutto e utilitade di tutti coloro che leggeranno, [] perciocché per molta antichitade abbiano dimenticate alquante belle storie e dilettevoli, imperciò i maestri filosofi [] le compilarono]
        For the convenience—and utility—of all those who are going to read, since they have forgotten many beautiful and pleasant stories because of ancientness: this is why the master philosophers compiled them