Tevero

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.ve.ro/
• Rhymes: -evero
• Hyphenation: Té‧ve‧ro

Proper noun

Tevero m

1. (chiefly poetic) Alternative form of Tevere
   • 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto II”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory]‎^[1], line 101; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     […] dove l’acqua di Tevero s’insala, […]

     […] where the Tiber's water is filled with salt, […]

   • 1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “CXXVIII — Italia mia, benché ’l parlar sia indarno”, in Il Canzoniere, lines 4–6; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:

     […] piacemi almen che ’ miei sospir’ sian quali
     spera ’l Tevero e l’Arno,
     e ’l Po, dove doglioso e grave or seggio.

     […] at least I hope that my sighs are those
     that the Tiber, the Arno
     and the Po, where grieved and thoughtful I now sit, hope [from me].