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Italian
Etymology
From Latin samarītānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ma.riˈta.no/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: sa‧ma‧ri‧tà‧no
Adjective
samaritano (feminine samaritana, masculine plural samaritani, feminine plural samaritane)
- Samaritan (all senses)
Noun
samaritano m (plural samaritani, feminine samaritana)
- Samaritan (all senses)
Further reading
- samaritano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
samarītānō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of samarītānus
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin samarītānus, from Samarīa (“Samaria”).
Pronunciation
Noun
samaritano m (plural samaritanos, feminine singular samaritana, feminine plural samaritana)
- Samaritan
c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 44v:aeſstos om̃s dizian ſamaritanoᷤ. por ſobron los clamauan ſobromen por ſamaria ſamaritanoᷤ ni eran iudios ni x̃anos ni paganos. temian al criador ſiruien le como iudios. e adorauan las ẏdolas como paganos e aſſi fuerõ ellos eſos fijos troal dia de oẏ. por esto les dizẽ ſamaritanoᷤ.- These men they called Samaritans. After Sobron they called them Sobromen; after Samaria, Samaritans. They were neither Jews nor Christians nor pagans. They feared the Creator, they served Him like Jews, and they worshiped the idols like pagans. And thus they were, and their children, up to the present day. This is why they are called Samaritans.
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin samarītānus.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sa‧ma‧ri‧ta‧no
Adjective
samaritano (feminine samaritana, masculine plural samaritanos, feminine plural samaritanas)
- Samaritan (of or relating to Samaria)
Noun
samaritano m (plural samaritanos, feminine samaritana, feminine plural samaritanas)
- Samaritan (person from Samaria)
- Clipping of bom samaritano.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish samaritano, from Latin samarītānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /samaɾiˈtano/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: sa‧ma‧ri‧ta‧no
Adjective
samaritano (feminine samaritana, masculine plural samaritanos, feminine plural samaritanas)
- Samaritan
Noun
samaritano m (plural samaritanos, feminine samaritana, feminine plural samaritanas)
- Samaritan
Derived terms
Further reading