scevro
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈʃe.vro/
- Rhymes: -evro
- Hyphenation: scé‧vro
Alternative forms
- scevero (obsolete)
Adjective
scevro (feminine scevra, masculine plural scevri, feminine plural scevre)
- (archaic) separated, far, distinct
- c. 1316–1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XVI”, in Paradiso [Heaven], lines 10–15; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
- Dal ‘voi’ che prima a Roma s’offerie,
in che la sua famiglia men persevra,
ricominciaron le parole mie;
onde Beatrice, ch’era un poco scevra,
ridendo, parve quella che tossio
al primo fallo scritto di Ginevra.- With 'You', which Rome was first to tolerate, wherein her family less perseveres, yet once again my words began; whence Beatrice, who was somewhat far, smiling, appeared like unto her who coughed at the first failing writ of Guenever.
- 1763, Giuseppe Parini, “Il mattino [Morning]”, in Opere dell'abate Giuseppe Parini - Volume primo [Works of abbot Giuseppe Parini - Volume one], Venice: Giacomo Storti, published 1803, pages 19–20:
- […] ad un tempo mille
Penetrar puote, e concepir vostr’alma
Cose diverse, e non però turbarle
O confonder giammai, ma scevre e chiare
Nei loro alberghi ricovrarle in mente- Your soul can comprehend and conceive a thousand different things at the same time, and without disturbing or confusing them, but keeping them distinct and clear in the mind, in their respective places
- (literary) lacking
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- scevro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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