L'Italo-Americano

THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2024 www.italoamericano.org 18 L'Italo-Americano T h e I t a l i a n w o r d altrove (al-troh- vai) translates to " e l s e w h e r e " i n E n g l i s h . I t i s a compound of altro, meaning " o t h e r " o r " a n o t h e r , " a n d ove, an archaic form of dove, m e a n i n g " w h e r e . " T h u s , a l t r o v e l i t e r a l l y m e a n s "another where" or "some- where else." A l t r o v e i s c o m m o n l y used to indicate a different place or location. It can be u s e d i n v a r i o u s c o n t e x t s , from everyday conversation to literature, to express the concept of being in or mov- ing to a place that is not the current one. For example, let's say you and your wife are looking for the car keys and you see her searching the kitchen drawer you already checked: that's when you say, Lì ho già guardato, meglio c e r c a r e a l t r o v e ! ( " I ' v e already checked there, better look somewhere else!"). In everyday conversations, you can say, Non sono qui, sono altrove ("I'm not here, I'm elsewhere"), while in a b o o k y o u m a y f i n d s o m e - thing like: Il protagonista desiderava fuggire dalla sua 1 (he) pulls 3 (feminine of) true; real 7 my, belonging to me 8 others 9 (we) fear 13 (you/tu) fight 15 hour; now 16 thoughts 17 egg Using the provided meanings as clues, search for the appropriate Italian word in the grid 1 (I) fear 2 wheels 4 east 5 air 6 shirt 10 (I) move 11 (you/tu) lift 12 given 14 (feminine plural of) your, belonging to you v i t a m o n o t o n a e c e r c a r e a v v e n t u r e a l t r o v e ( " T h e p r o t a g o n i s t w i s h e d t o escape his monotonous life and seek adventures else- where"). T h e u s e o f o v e i n t h e word is particularly interest- ing as it reflects the histori- cal linguistic evolution in Italian. Ove was once com- monly used in place of dove to indicate "where," but it has since fallen out of every- day use, remaining in the language primarily through words like altrove. Altrove is a term rich in history and meaning, that you can use in all contexts i n I t a l i a n : i t ' s e a s y t o remember and a touch poet- ic, just what you'd expect from an Italian word! Vado sempre in Francia in vacanza, quest'anno vor- rei andare altrove I always go to France on holiday, but this year I'd like to go somewhere else P e n s i c h e i l d e n a r o t i darà tutto, ma la felicità vera sta altrove You believe that money will give you everything, but r e a l h a p p i n e s s i s s o m e - where else LA VITA ITALIANA TRADITIONS HISTORY CULTURE Altrove: the word you need to go somewhere else Photo: Nikhil Gangavane/Dreamstime 1 to run 2 book 3 head 4 two 5 woman 6 light 7 river 8 hand 9 table 10 to turn 11 three 12 to hold 13 home 14 bird 15 one 16 door 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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