fatica

• IPA^(key): /faˈti.ka/, [fäˈt̪iːkä]
• Stress: fatìca
• Hyphenation: fa‧ti‧ca

From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).

fatica f (plural fatiche)

1. effort, endeavour, work (physical or mental)

   la sua ultima fatica letteraria ― his latest literary work

   Synonym: sforzo

2. (figuratively) difficulty

   a fatica ― with difficulty

   Synonym: difficoltà

3. labour, labor, toil, fatigue
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell] (paperback), 12th edition, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, lines 1–3, page 21:

     Lo giorno se n'andava, e l'aere bruno ¶ toglieva gli animai che sono in terra ¶ da le fatiche loro

     Day was departing, and the embrowned air ¶ released the animals that are on earth ¶ from their fatigues

   • Synonyms: lavoro, opera
4. tiredness, exhaustion, weariness, fatigue

   Dopo una giornata di lavoro, inizio a sentire la fatica. ― After a day's work, I start to feel the tiredness.

   Synonyms: affaticamento, stanchezza

See the etymology of the main entry.

fatica

1. third-person singular present indicative of faticare
2. second-person singular imperative of faticare

• ficata

From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).

IPA^(key): /faˈtikɐ/

fatica f (please add the plural)

1. work (not for money at all)
2. task