conciossiacosaché

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of con (how, archaic variant of com, apocopic form of come) + ciò (this) + sia (be, 3rd-person present subjunctive of essere) + cosa (thing, matter) + che (that).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.t͡ʃɔs.sja.kɔ.zaˈke/*
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: con‧cios‧sia‧co‧sa‧ché

Conjunction

conciossiacosaché

  1. (literary) Synonym of conciossiaché
    • 1348, Giovanni Villani, “Libro primo [First Book]”, in Nuova Cronica [New Chronicle], published 1991, section 1:
      Con ciò sia cosa che per gli nostri antichi Fiorentini poche e nonn-ordinate memorie si truovino di fatti passati della nostra città di Firenze, [] , io Giovanni cittadino di Firenze, considerando la nobiltà e grandezza della nostra città a’ nostri presenti tempi, mi pare che si convegna di raccontare e fare memoria dell’origine e cominciamento di così famosa città
      Since few and disorderly memories are found, among our oldest Florentines, of past events of our city Florence, I – Giovanni, citizen of Florence –, considering our city's nobility and greatness at the present time, believe it's appropriate to tell and remember the origin and the beginning of such a famous city.
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