fatica

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“to tire, weary”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈti.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Hyphenation: fa‧tì‧ca

Noun

fatica f (plural fatiche)

  1. effort, endeavour/endeavor, work (physical or mental)
    Synonym: sforzo
    la sua ultima fatica letteraria
    his latest literary work
  2. (figurative) difficulty
    Synonym: difficoltà
  3. labour/labor, toil, fatigue
    Synonym: lavoro
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, page 21, lines 1–3:
      Lo giorno se n'andava, e l'aere bruno ¶ toglieva gli animai che sono in terra ¶ da le fatiche loro
      Day was departing, and the embrowned air ¶ released the animals that are on earth ¶ from their fatigues
  4. tiredness, exhaustion, weariness, fatigue
    Synonyms: affaticamento, stanchezza
    Dopo una giornata di lavoro, inizio a sentire la fatica.
    After a day's work, I start to feel fatigue.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈti.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Hyphenation: fa‧tì‧ca

Verb

fatica

  1. inflection of faticare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.ti.ka/
  • Rhymes: -atika
  • Hyphenation: fà‧ti‧ca

Adjective

fatica

  1. feminine singular of fatico (“phatic”)

Anagrams

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).

Pronunciation

Noun

fatica f (plural fatiche)

  1. work
  2. task
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