bagattella
Italian
Alternative forms
- bagatella
Etymology
From Late Latin baga, from Latin baca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ɡatˈtɛl.la/
- Rhymes: -ɛlla
- Hyphenation: ba‧gat‧tèl‧la
Noun
bagattella f (plural bagattelle)
- trifle (small, unimportant thing)
- (music) bagatelle (all senses)
Descendants
- → French: bagatelle
- → Catalan: bagatel·la
- → Danish: bagatel
- → Dutch: bagatel
- → English: bagatelle
- → German: Bagatelle
- → Greek: μπαγκατέλα (bagkatéla)
- → Portuguese: bagatela
Further reading
- bagattella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana