{"id":248,"date":"2009-12-21T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T13:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=248"},"modified":"2009-12-21T09:23:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-21T13:23:00","slug":"indovinello-fotografico-3-soluzione-del-numero-due","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/indovinello-fotografico-3-soluzione-del-numero-due\/","title":{"rendered":"Indovinello Fotografico 3 + soluzione del numero due"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a><\/a>In my second indovinello fotografico<\/strong> (photo quiz), see Indovinello Fotografico 2<\/span><\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0I asked you to tell me what the connection was between the picture of a flower and la Torre di Pisa<\/strong> (the tower of Pisa). To answer this question\u00a0you need to know that the flower is called a\u00a0campanula<\/strong>, or bellflower, and that the leaning tower of Pisa, apart from being a famous\u00a0tourist attraction, is\u00a0un<\/strong> campanile<\/strong> (a bell tower). Here in Italy il\u00a0campanile<\/strong>\u00a0is very commonly a separate building from la chiesa<\/strong> (the church), or il Duomo<\/strong> (the cathedral), and in fact\u00a0la Torre di Pisa<\/strong>\u00a0is at least 20 meters from il Duomo di Pisa<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the second part of the quiz I said that a knowledge of etymology (the origins of words) would be helpful. The\u00a0question was: what is the connection between la Torre di Pisa<\/strong> and a kennel? <\/span>It will help you to know that\u00a0the Italian word for\u00a0\u2018kennel\u2019 is canile<\/strong>. If you compare this word to campanile<\/strong> you will see that they both share the same ending:\u00a0\u2013ile<\/strong>. The suffix\u00a0\u2013ile<\/strong> has the following function: indica un luogo destinato a contenere o custodire qualcosa<\/strong>\u00a0(it indicates a place that is destined to contain or keep something).<\/span><\/p>\n

Hence: <\/span><\/p>\n

un<\/strong>\u00a0campanile<\/span><\/strong> (a bell tower) is where una campana<\/strong> (a bell) is kept<\/span><\/p>\n

un\u00a0canile<\/span><\/strong> (a kennel) is where un cane<\/strong> (a dog) is kept<\/span><\/p>\n

un fienile<\/span><\/strong> (a barn) is destined to contain fieno<\/strong> (hay)<\/span><\/p>\n

un ovile<\/span><\/strong> (a sheep pen) is destined to contain ovini<\/strong> (the scientific name for pecore<\/strong> = sheep)<\/span><\/p>\n

un porcile<\/span><\/strong> (a pig pen) is destined to contain porci<\/strong> (pigs)<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s interesting to note that in English, due to\u00a0its mixed linguistic roots,\u00a0we use the word kennel, which comes directly from canile<\/strong>, and yet the inhabitant of the kennel is called a dog, which is a member of the canine (canina<\/strong> in Italian)\u00a0species, hmm… and people say Italiano is complicated!<\/span><\/p>\n

Now for another quick quiz. This morning I sent Geoff (mio marito<\/strong>), out into the snow with\u00a0la macchina fotografica<\/strong> (the camera). He came back with about 50 photos, out of which I have chosen two: the first just to show off the beautiful landscape\u00a0which we are lucky enough\u00a0to live in, and the second one to challenge your knowledge of fruits! Yes\u00a0now is the season for one of our favorite juicy orange fruits, examples of which you will see on the tree in the second photo. Allora, che cosa sono?<\/strong> (So, what are they?).<\/span><\/p>\n

Click on the photos to enlarge them<\/span><\/p>\n

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A presto<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In my second indovinello fotografico (photo quiz), see Indovinello Fotografico 2\u00a0,\u00a0I asked you to tell me what the connection was between the picture of a flower and la Torre di Pisa (the tower of Pisa). To answer this question\u00a0you need to know that the flower is called a\u00a0campanula, or bellflower, and that the leaning tower…<\/p>\n

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