beltade

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /belˈta.de/
• Rhymes: -ade
• Hyphenation: bel‧tà‧de

Noun

beltade f (plural beltadi)

1. (literary, archaic) Alternative form of beltà (“beauty”)

   Synonyms: bellezza, (literary) beltà

   • 1478, Luigi Pulci, “Canto sesto [Sixth Canto]”, in Morgante‎^[1], Felice Le Monnier, published 1855, page 101:

     Come’egli ebbe veduta la cittade,
     Disse a Dodone: Or puoi veder la terra
     Dov'è la dama c’ha tanta beltade

     As soon as he saw the city, he told Dudon, "You now can see the land where the lady possessing such beauty is"