{"id":6951,"date":"2014-08-25T11:43:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T11:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=6951"},"modified":"2014-08-26T09:41:37","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T09:41:37","slug":"objects-made-from-body-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/objects-made-from-body-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"Objects Made from Body Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of weeks ago, when I was helping Geoff with our article Mixed Up Body Parts!<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, I was sitting on the sofa with my arm resting on the armrest, and the word il bracciolo<\/strong> (the armrest) came into my mind. I thought to myself: \u201cIl bracciolo<\/strong> obviously has its roots in the word braccio<\/strong> (arm), I wonder how many other objects take their names from parts of the body\u201d Well, here\u2019s a blog listing the most common ones. <\/p>\n

Objects which take their names from:<\/font><\/p>\n

la bocca<\/strong> = the mouth<\/font>
il boccaporto<\/strong> (masc. sing; plural i boccaporti<\/strong><\/em>) = the hatchway 
il bocchettone<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i bocchettoni<\/strong><\/em>) = the pipe union<\/p>\n

il braccio<\/strong> = the arm
<\/font><\/font>il braccialetto<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i braccialetti<\/strong><\/em>) = the bracelet
il bracciolo<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i braccioli<\/strong><\/em>) = the armrest<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"800px-Hoxne_Hoard_two_gold_bracelets_side\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
due braccialetti Romani<\/strong> \u2013 two Roman bracelets, part of the horde uncovered at<\/font> <\/font><\/em>Hoxne, England in 1992<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/a> Photo: (CC) by <\/em>F\u00e6<\/font><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

il collo<\/strong> = the neck
<\/font><\/font>la collana<\/strong> (fem. sing.; plural le collane<\/strong><\/em>) = the necklace
il colletto<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i colletti<\/strong><\/em>) = the collar (in shirts)
il collare<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i collari<\/strong><\/em>) = the collar (for animals)<\/p>\n

il dito<\/strong> = the finger
<\/font><\/font>il ditale<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i ditali<\/strong><\/em>) = the thimble<\/p>\n

la gamba<\/strong> = the leg
<\/font><\/font>il gambaletto<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i gambaletti<\/strong><\/em>) = knee socks<\/p>\n

la guancia<\/strong> = the cheek
<\/font><\/font>il guanciale<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i guanciali<\/strong><\/em>) = the pillow<\/p>\n

la mano<\/strong> = the hand
<\/font><\/font>le manette<\/strong> (fem. plural<\/em>) = the handcuffs
il manico<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i manici<\/strong><\/em>) = the handle
il manoscritto<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i manoscritti<\/strong><\/em>) = the manuscript
la manovella<\/strong> (fem. sing.; plural le manovelle<\/strong><\/em>) = the crank<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"shop-force1\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
la manovella<\/strong> \u2013 the crank (author unknown)<\/font><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

l\u2019occhio <\/strong>= the eye
<\/font><\/font>gli occhiali<\/strong> (masc. plural<\/em>) = the glasses\/spectacles
l\u2019occhiello<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural gli occhielli<\/strong><\/em>) = the buttonhole (also called l\u2019asola<\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n

l\u2019orecchio<\/strong> = the ear
<\/font><\/font>l\u2019orecchino<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural gli orecchini<\/strong><\/em>) = the earing<\/p>\n

il piede<\/strong> = the foot
<\/font><\/font>il marciapiede<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i marciapiedi<\/strong><\/em>) = the pavement
il piedistallo<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i piedistalli<\/strong><\/em>) = the pedestal<\/p>\n

il polso<\/strong> = the wrist
<\/font><\/font>il polsino<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural i polsini<\/strong><\/em>) = the cuff<\/p>\n

la schiena<\/strong> = the back
<\/font><\/font>lo schienale<\/strong> (masc. sing.; plural gli schienali<\/strong><\/em>) = the back (of a chair)<\/p>\n

la spalla<\/strong> = the shoulder<\/font><\/font>
<\/font>la spalletta<\/strong> (fem. sing., plural le spallette<\/strong><\/em>) = the parapet
la spallina<\/strong> (fem. sing.; plural le spalline<\/strong><\/em>) = the epaulette; the shoulder strap<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"King_Oscar_II_of_Sweden_in_uniform\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Che bel paio di spalline!<\/strong> what a lovely pair of epaulettes. Oscar II of Sweden (Public Domain)<\/font><\/em> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

la testa<\/strong> = the head
<\/font><\/font>la testiera<\/strong> (fem. sing.; plural le testiere<\/strong><\/em>) = the headboard<\/p>\n

il viso<\/strong> = the face
<\/font><\/font>la visiera<\/strong> (fem. sing.; plural le visiere<\/strong><\/em>) = the visor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

A couple of weeks ago, when I was helping Geoff with our article Mixed Up Body Parts!, I was sitting on the sofa with my arm resting on the armrest, and the word il bracciolo (the armrest) came into my mind. I thought to myself: \u201cIl bracciolo obviously has its roots in the word braccio…<\/p>\n

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