campana
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin campana, traditionally taken from Campana (“Campanian”), from its diocese Nola's having been the supposed location of St Paulinus's introduction of bells to Christian ceremony,[1][2] but sometimes derived from Ancient Greek καπάνη (kapánē, “felt helmet”) owing to a supposed resemblance of shape.[3]
Noun
campana (plural campanas)
- A church bell, particularly a large bell used in medieval church steeples or towers.[1][3][4]
- A bell-shaped vase.
- (obsolete, botany) A bell-shaped flower, particularly the pasque flower.
- (obsolete, architecture) The body of a capital of the Corinthian order.
- (obsolete, architecture) A drop of a Doric architrave.
References
- Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., "Bell".
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "campana, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1888.
- Walters, Henry Beauchamp. Church Bells of England, p. 3.
- Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, Vol. 2, p. 452.
Aragonese
Etymology
From Late Latin campāna (“stilyard; bell”), from Latin Campāna, feminine of Campānus (“of Campania”), from Campānia (“a region of Italy in which bronze was produced”), from campus (“open or flat space; plain”).
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “campana”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asturian
Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin campāna (“stilyard; bell”), from Latin Campāna, feminine of Campānus (“of Campania”), from Campānia (“a region of Italy in which bronze was produced”), from campus (“open or flat space; plain”).
Further reading
- “campana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “campana” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “campana” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “campana” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin campāna (“stilyard; bell”), from Latin Campāna, feminine of Campānus (“of Campania”), from Campānia (“a region of Italy in which bronze was produced”), from campus (“open or flat space; plain”).
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Traditionally taken from Campana (“Campanian”), from its diocese Nola's having been the supposed location of St Paulinus's introduction of bells to Christian ceremony[1][2] (see also nola), but sometimes derived from Ancient Greek καπάνη (kapánē, “felt helmet”) owing to a supposed resemblance of shape.[3]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkam.pa.na/
Noun
campana f (genitive campanae); first declension
- (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) a large bell used in late classical or medieval church towers or steeples.
- (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) a tower for such a bell, a campanile, belfry
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | campana | campanae |
Genitive | campanae | campanārum |
Dative | campanae | campanīs |
Accusative | campanam | campanās |
Ablative | campanā | campanīs |
Vocative | campana | campanae |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- campana in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- campana in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- campana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- campana in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- campana in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- campana in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., "Bell".
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "campana, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1888.
- Walters, Henry Beauchamp. Church Bells of England, p. 3.
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin campāna (“stilyard; bell”), from Latin Campāna, feminine of Campānus (“of Campania”), from Campānia (“a region of Italy in which bronze was produced”), from campus (“open or flat space; plain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamˈpana/, [kãmˈpana]
Noun
campana f (plural campanas)
- bell
- a bell-shaped (or roughly) object or component (such as the canopy of a parachute)
- hood (device to suck away smokes and fumes)
- extractor hood
Synonyms
- (extractor hood): campana extractora, extractora
Derived terms
Further reading
- “campana” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.