Giudecca

Giudecca

See also: giudecca

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Giudecca, from giudecca (“Jewish ghetto”), from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה‎ (y'hudá, “Judah”). Doublet of Judaica.

Despite the name, there is no evidence of any ancient Jewish settlements on the island.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛkə

Proper noun

Giudecca

1. A long island in the Venetian Lagoon separated from the main part of the city by a wide canal.

Translations

long island in the Venetian Lagoon

Arabic: جُودِيكَّا‎ f (judēkka) Chinese: Mandarin: 朱代卡島／朱代卡岛 (Zhūdàikǎ dǎo) Greek: Τζιουντέκα f (Tziountéka), Τζουντέκα f (Tzountéka) Hebrew: ג׳וּדֶקָה‎ f (Judéka) Italian: Giudecca f Japanese: ジュデッカ (Judekka), ジュデッカ島 (ジュデッカしま, Judekka-shima) Korean: 주데카 (Judeka) Latin: Spīna Longa f, Iūdaica f Russian: Джуде́кка f (Džudékka) Ukrainian: Джуде́кка f (Džudékka) Venetian: Zueca f, Zudeca f

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Italian

Etymology

From giudecca (“Jewish ghetto”), from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה‎ (y'hudá, “Judah, Judas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuˈdɛk.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛkka
• Hyphenation: Giu‧dèc‧ca

Proper noun

la Giudecca f

1. Giudecca (long island in the Venetian Lagoon)

   Hypernyms: isola, Dorsoduro

2. (literature) Judecca, a zone in Dante's Inferno reserved to the traitors to masters and benefactors, named after Judas Iscariot

   Hypernyms: Cocito, inferno