Giudecca
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See also: giudecca
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian Giudecca, from giudecca (“Jewish ghetto”), from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah”). Doublet of Judaica.
Despite the name, there is no evidence of any ancient Jewish settlements on the island.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛkə
Proper noun
[edit]Giudecca
Translations
[edit]long island in the Venetian Lagoon
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From giudecca (“Jewish ghetto”), from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah, Judas”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]la Giudecca f
- Giudecca (long island in the Venetian Lagoon)
- (literature) Judecca, a zone in Dante's Inferno reserved to the traitors to masters and benefactors, named after Judas Iscariot
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