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intarsia

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian intarsio.[1][2]

Noun

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intarsia (countable and uncountable, plural intarsias)

  1. A decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.
    Synonyms: tarsia, tarsiatura
    • 1914, Edward Verrall Lucas, A Wanderer in Venice[1], New York: Macmillan:
      The steps of the raised temple in which the saint and the basilisk perform have a beautiful intarsia of foliage similar to that on the Giants' Staircase at the Doges' Palace.
  2. (knitting) A knitted design resembling a mosaic.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ intarsia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ intarsia, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2024.

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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intarsia c

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Further reading

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English intarsia), ultimately from Italian intarsia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈintɑrsiɑ/, [ˈin̪t̪ɑ̝rˌs̠iɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): in‧tar‧sia

Noun

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intarsia

  1. intarsia

Declension

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Inflection of intarsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative intarsia intarsiat
genitive intarsian intarsioiden
intarsioitten
partitive intarsiaa intarsioita
illative intarsiaan intarsioihin
singular plural
nominative intarsia intarsiat
accusative nom. intarsia intarsiat
gen. intarsian
genitive intarsian intarsioiden
intarsioitten
intarsiain rare
partitive intarsiaa intarsioita
inessive intarsiassa intarsioissa
elative intarsiasta intarsioista
illative intarsiaan intarsioihin
adessive intarsialla intarsioilla
ablative intarsialta intarsioilta
allative intarsialle intarsioille
essive intarsiana intarsioina
translative intarsiaksi intarsioiksi
abessive intarsiatta intarsioitta
instructive intarsioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of intarsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative intarsiani intarsiani
accusative nom. intarsiani intarsiani
gen. intarsiani
genitive intarsiani intarsioideni
intarsioitteni
intarsiaini rare
partitive intarsiaani intarsioitani
inessive intarsiassani intarsioissani
elative intarsiastani intarsioistani
illative intarsiaani intarsioihini
adessive intarsiallani intarsioillani
ablative intarsialtani intarsioiltani
allative intarsialleni intarsioilleni
essive intarsianani intarsioinani
translative intarsiakseni intarsioikseni
abessive intarsiattani intarsioittani
instructive
comitative intarsioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative intarsiasi intarsiasi
accusative nom. intarsiasi intarsiasi
gen. intarsiasi
genitive intarsiasi intarsioidesi
intarsioittesi
intarsiaisi rare
partitive intarsiaasi intarsioitasi
inessive intarsiassasi intarsioissasi
elative intarsiastasi intarsioistasi
illative intarsiaasi intarsioihisi
adessive intarsiallasi intarsioillasi
ablative intarsialtasi intarsioiltasi
allative intarsiallesi intarsioillesi
essive intarsianasi intarsioinasi
translative intarsiaksesi intarsioiksesi
abessive intarsiattasi intarsioittasi
instructive
comitative intarsioinesi

Further reading

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Italian

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Verb

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intarsia

  1. inflection of intarsiare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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