guaio

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *wai (“expression of grief”)[1]. Alternatively from Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí), from the verse in Revelation 8:13. Compare English woe, German Weh, Latin vae.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡwa.jo/
Rhymes: -ajo
Hyphenation: guà‧io

Noun

guaio m (plural guai)

(archaic or literary, usually in the plural) lament, lamentation, cry
- early 14^th century, Dante, “Canto III”, in Inferno, lines 22–24:
  Quivi sospiri, pianti e alti guai
  risonavan per l'aere sanza stelle,
  per ch'io al cominciar ne lagrimai.
  Here sighs, cries, and loud laments resounded through the starless air, so that at their beginning I teared up
- 1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata quinta, Novella Ⅷ. [Fifth day, Novel 8]”, in Decamerone [Decameron]‎, Tommaso Hedlin, published 1527, page 153:
  subitamente gli parve udire un grandissimo pianto, et guai altissimi messi da una donna
  He immediately thought he heard intense crying, and very loud laments emitted by a woman
- 1835, Giacomo Leopardi, “Ⅱ. Sopra il monumento di Dante”, in Canti‎, Bari: Einaudi, published 1917, lines 84–85, page 10:
  […] in sempiterni guai
  pianga tua stirpe a tutto il mondo oscura
  May your lineage, unknown to the whole world, cry in eternal laments
(usually in the plural) hardship, misfortune
(by extension) trouble, difficulty, mess, pickle, fix, woe, jam
Io non ho guai. ― I do not have problems.
Siamo nei guai. ― We're in trouble.

Synonyms

difficoltà
disgrazia
fastidio
impiccio
noia
pasticcio
casino (informal; quite vulgar)
scocciatura (informal)
seccatura (informal)

Derived terms

guai
guaire
inguaiare
inguaiarsi

References

guaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

[1] uaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

单词	guaio
释义	guaio Italian Etymology Perhaps from Proto-Germanic wai (“expression of grief”)[1]. Alternatively from Ancient Greek οὐαί* (ouaí), from the verse in Revelation 8:13. Compare English woe, German Weh, Latin vae. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈɡwa.jo/ Rhymes: -ajo Hyphenation: guà‧io Noun guaio m (plural guai) (archaic or literary, usually in the plural) lament, lamentation, cry early 14^th century, Dante, “Canto III”, in Inferno, lines 22–24: Quivi sospiri, pianti e alti guai risonavan per l'aere sanza stelle, per ch'io al cominciar ne lagrimai. Here sighs, cries, and loud laments resounded through the starless air, so that at their beginning I teared up 1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata quinta, Novella Ⅷ. [Fifth day, Novel 8]”, in Decamerone [Decameron]‎, Tommaso Hedlin, published 1527, page 153: subitamente gli parve udire un grandissimo pianto, et guai altissimi messi da una donna He immediately thought he heard intense crying, and very loud laments emitted by a woman 1835, Giacomo Leopardi, “Ⅱ. Sopra il monumento di Dante”, in Canti‎, Bari: Einaudi, published 1917, lines 84–85, page 10: […] in sempiterni guai pianga tua stirpe a tutto il mondo oscura May your lineage, unknown to the whole world, cry in eternal laments (usually in the plural) hardship, misfortune (by extension) trouble, difficulty, mess, pickle, fix, woe, jam Io non ho guai. ― I do not have problems. Siamo nei guai. ― We're in trouble. Synonyms difficoltà disgrazia fastidio impiccio noia pasticcio casino (informal; quite vulgar) scocciatura (informal) seccatura (informal) Derived terms guai guaire inguaiare inguaiarsi References guaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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