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acqua

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See also:Acqua

Corsican

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L'acqua di mare.

Etymology

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FromLatinaqua(water).Cognates includeItalianacquaandFrencheau.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈakːʷa/
  • Hyphenation:ac‧qua

Noun

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acquaf(pluralacque)

  1. water

References

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  • acqua”inINFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈak.kwa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes:-akkwa
  • Hyphenation:àc‧qua

Etymology 1

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InheritedfromLatinaqua.

ItalianWikipediahas an article on:
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acquadi mareseawater

Alternative forms

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  • aqua(dialectal or archaic)

Noun

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acquaf(pluralacque,diminutiveacquerèllaoracquéttaoracquicèllaoracquolìna)

  1. water
    Molti pensano che in un impianto di trattamento delle acque reflue entraacquasporca da una parte e come per magia esceacquapulita dall’altra.
    A lot of people think that dirtywaterflows into a sewage treatment plant at one end and cleanwatermagically comes out at the other end.
  2. stretchorexpanseof water;body of water
  3. (rowing)lane
Derived terms
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See also

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Further reading

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  • acquainDizionario Italiano Olivetti,Olivetti Media Communication
  • acquainCollins Italian-English Dictionary

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

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acqua

  1. inflection ofacquare:
    1. third-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. second-personsingularimperative

Latin

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Noun

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acquaf(genitiveacquae);first declension(Vulgar Latin,proscribed)

  1. Alternative form ofaqua
    • [3rd–4th century,Appendix Probi,line112:
      aqua nonacqua
      (The correct form is)aqua,notacqua]

Lombard

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Etymology

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FromLatinaqua(water).Cognate withItalianacqua.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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acquaf(pluralacqu)

  1. water
  2. rain

Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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InheritedfromLatinaqua(water).Cognates includeNeapolitanandItalianacqua.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈakkwa/
  • Hyphenation:ac‧qua

Noun

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acquaf(pluralacqua)

  1. water
  2. rain
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Tarantino

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Etymology

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FromLatinaqua.Cognates includeSicilianandItalianacqua.

Noun

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acqua

  1. water

Further reading

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  • Domenico Ludovico de Vincentiis,Vocabolario del dialetto tarantino in corrispondenza(1872)