diciannovesimo secolo
/di.t͡ʃan.noˈvɛ.zi.mo ˈsɛ.ko.lo/word by word
The nineteenth century in Italian is diciannovesimo secolo.
This phrase refers to the hundred-year period spanning from 1801 to 1900.
What does it mean word for word?
The word diciannovesimo is an ordinal number meaning nineteenth, which is derived from the number diciannove (nineteen).
How does it change in a sentence?
When using this phrase in certain contexts, the preposition and the masculine article il combine into articulated prepositions. For example, to say 'in the nineteenth century', you use nel diciannovesimo secolo (a combination of in and il). To say 'of the nineteenth century', you use del diciannovesimo secolo (a combination of di and il).
How do you pronounce it?
/di.tʃan.noˈvɛ.zi.mo ˈsɛ.ko.lo/. The word has 9 syllables and the stress is on the 4th syllable.
Did you know?
- While diciannovesimo secolo is a direct translation, Italians frequently use l'Ottocento to describe the 1800s. This term literally means 'the eight hundred', treating the century as a name rather than a sequence.
- The word secolo is a linguistic relative of the English word 'secular'. Both terms originally described the time spent in this worldly life as opposed to the eternal afterlife.
- The word secolo comes from the Latin saeculum, which originally referred to a 'generation' or 'the age of a person' rather than a fixed 100-year period.
Examples in context
- Lo sviluppo dell'esperanto iniziò nel diciannovesimo secolo.The development of Esperanto started in the nineteenth century.This sentence shows how to use diciannovesimo secolo to indicate when a development started.Tatoeba #13382763 by Guybrush88, translation #9227275 by Nylez
- L'immigrazione di massa ha permesso agli Stati Uniti di utilizzare le loro enormi risorse e distruggere il monopolio industriale dei paesi europei alla fine del diciannovesimo secolo.Mass immigration enabled the United States to make use of their enormous resources and smash the industrial monopoly of European countries at the end of the nineteenth century.This sentence demonstrates the use of diciannovesimo secolo when referring to a period at the end of a century.Tatoeba #3529949 by Guybrush88, translation #3529874 by adamtrousers
- Il diciannovesimo secolo ha segnato importanti cambiamenti nella storia d'Italia.The nineteenth century marked important changes in Italian history.
- In Italia, l'Ottocento è stato un secolo di grandi trasformazioni.In Italy, the nineteenth century was a period of great transformations.
- Molti artisti hanno vissuto nel diciannovesimo secolo.Many artists lived in the nineteenth century.
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Example conversation
Sofia and Francesco are visiting a history museum.
- SofiaQuesto quadro risale al diciannovesimo secolo?Does this painting date back to the nineteenth century?
- FrancescoSì, è un capolavoro di quel periodo.Yes, it is a masterpiece from that period.
- SofiaFrancesco, guarda che colori meravigliosi.Francesco, look at such wonderful colors.
- FrancescoHai ragione, Sofia, è davvero impressionante.You're right, Sofia, it is truly impressive.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (diciannovesimo, secolo) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries secolo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
