L'Italo-Americano

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 2023 www.italoamericano.org 24 L'Italo-Americano O ur special word, on this beauti- ful mid-Octo- ber fall day, is inoltre (ee- nohl-trai). Inoltre is an adverb that means "besides," "further- more," or "in addition," and i t d e r i v e s f r o m t h e L a t i n words in ultra, which means " b e y o n d . " A c c o r d i n g t o s o u r c e s , i n o l t r e h a s b e e n used in Italian since the 13th century, likely as in oltre. Still, the first known written record of it is in the Divina Commedia by our beloved Dante Alighieri, which, as many of you know, was writ- ten in the early 14th century. I t i s t h o u g h t t h a t t h e i n o l t r e w a s f i r s t u s e d t o describe the journey to the afterlife, which was seen as a journey beyond the known world. Over time, its mean- ing broadened to include any j o u r n e y o r m o v e m e n t beyond the known or expect- ed. Today, inoltre is used in various contexts; for exam- ple, it can be used to intro- duce a new idea. Let's say you are telling a friend that y o u r b o s s m e n t i o n e d t h e possibility of a promotion, 1 (he) weighs 3 hole 7 (a plural form of) the 8 skies 9 (I) walk 13 (you/tu) drop 15 three 16 (feminine of) at the; 17 nest Using the provided meanings as clues, search for the appropriate Italian word in the grid 1 pay, money given for work done; 2 thorn; electrical plug 4 grapes 5 (he) hates 6 monkey 10 nights 11 (he) lifts 12 black 14 on the a n d t h a t t h e p r o m o t i o n could also involve traveling abroad often; in such a case, y o u m a y s a y t h a t y o u n o t only could get a promotion but that inoltre avrei la pos- sibilità di viaggiare molto p e r l a v o r o ( " M o r e o v e r , I would get the chance to trav- el a lot for work"). Inoltre is also often used to provide additional infor- m a t i o n a b o u t s o m e t h i n g you've been discussing or p r e s e n t i n g , f o r i n s t a n c e , questo software è capace di t r a d u r r e i n 1 0 l i n g u e e , i n o l t r e , o f f r e a n c h e u n a r e v i s i o n e d e i c o n t e n u t i ("This software can translate in 10 languages and, further- more, it can also revise con- tent"). Inoltre, voglio ringraziare tutti per aver partecipato a questo evento. Furthermore, I want to thank everyone for partici- pating in this event. Gli studenti devono studi- are molto per superare l'e- s a m e e , i n o l t r e , d e v o n o anche esercitarsi a parlare inglese. Students must study hard t o p a s s t h e e x a m a n d , i n a d d i t i o n , t h e y m u s t a l s o practice speaking English LA VITA ITALIANA TRADITIONS HISTORY CULTURE Inoltre: a word to show you know more! © Robert Kneschke | Dreamstime.com 1 Tuesday 2 to eat 3 one 4 school 5 home 6 three 7 girl 8 heart 9 two 10 woman 11 to hold 12 door 13 table 14 to listen 15 light 16 to look 17 head A C R O S S D O W N ITALIAN WORD SEARCH The solution to these word games will be available on the next edition. Games courtesy of Lexis Rex

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