Tag Archives: Italian compound nouns
Nomi Composti Posted by Serena on May 18, 2011
Not content with confusing foreigners with multisyllabic words we frequently like to stick a couple of them together – just for fun! These nouns, which consist of two or more words joined together, are called nomi composti. Here are a few common ones: 1. formed from the verb parare = to shield / to protect…