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Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin patientia, derived from patiēns, present active participle of patior (“to suffer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /patˈt͡sjɛn.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -ɛntsa
- Hyphenation: pa‧zièn‧za
Noun
pazienza f (plural pazienze)
- patience, endurance, forbearance
- Synonyms: alma, sopportazione, tolleranza
- Antonym: impazienza
- (rare or obsolete) suffering
- Synonyms: patimento, sofferenza
- (nautical) Synonym of cavigliera (“belaying rack”)
- Synonym of erba pazienza (“patience dock”)
Interjection
pazienza
- oh well, too bad, never mind
Further reading
- pazienza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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