insieme Italian · revision 37573

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=13th century, Compiuta Donzella|origins=la īnsimul, la semel}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /inˈsjɛ.me/, /inˈsje.me/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''insieme'''^(Wiktionary)

+ Old forms include ''inseme'', ''insembre'' and ''insemble'';^(GDLI)^(Prati 1951|561) ''insemora'' corresponds to Neapolitan ''nzèmmora''.^(GDLI)^(Prati 1951|561)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|la-vul|*insemel]], a blend of [[la|īnsimul|t=at the same time, together]] and [[m|la|semel|t=once]].^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Wiktionary) [[m|la|īnsimul]] is found in Statius in the 1st century, and is [[m|la|simul|t=at the same time]] strengthened by [[m|la|in-]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010) Meyer-Lübke considered that the /e/ might reflect an original form of the adverb, while Merlo took it from [[m|la|semel]].^(REW 1935) Nocentini notes that a form with /e/ is found in inscriptions, and traces it to the Indo-European root [[ine-pro|*sem-|t=one]], also behind [[m|la|semper|t=always]] and [[m|la|similis|t=like]].^(Nocentini 2010)

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+ The same Latin adverb gave [[fr|ensemble]], [[oc|ensems]] and [[ca|ensems]].^(Nocentini 2010)^(REW 1935) The Old Italian forms with ⟨-mbl-⟩ and ⟨-mbr-⟩ are borrowings from the French word.^(Prati 1951|561)^(DELI 1999) The use as a noun, “the whole”, is modelled on the French noun.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The first record is in the 13th-century poet Compiuta Donzella, of lovers who ''vanno insieme a li giardini'', “go together to the gardens”, in spring.^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Before 1294 Brunetto Latini uses the adverb for “all together” and for “at the same time”, and Francesco da Barberino (before 1348) for the cohesion of several people or things.^(DELI 1999) The noun “the whole” is recorded in 1561, in Alessandro Citolini; in 1886 Rigutini noted that it was the French word but that it had become very common.^(DELI 1999) Later the noun took the senses “harmony” (1857), a two-piece outfit (1939, also after the French word) and, in mathematics, a set (1929), whence ''insiemistica'' “set theory” (1970s).^(DELI 1999)

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+ In everyday speech ''stare insieme'' and ''mettersi insieme'' mean “to be (or start) going out together”.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Gabrielli 2020) The variant ''assieme'' goes back to the second half of the 13th century.^(Nocentini 2010)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 13th century – Compiuta Donzella uses ''insieme''.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1294 – Brunetto Latini uses it for “at the same time”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1561 – The noun ''insieme'' “the whole” appears in Alessandro Citolini.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1929 – The ''Enciclopedia italiana'' uses it for a set in mathematics.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1939 – The sense “matching outfit” is recorded.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1970 – The adjective ''insiemistico'' appears in the Zingarelli dictionary.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|together]], in company or in union: ''Abitano insieme da dieci anni.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # With ''tutti'' or ''tutto'', all together: ''Ho venduto i libri tutti insieme.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # Holding together, in one piece: ''Questa sedia non sta più insieme.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # At the same time: ''Ridevano e piangevano insieme.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Mutually, with each other.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # The whole, the [[m|en|ensemble]]: ''l'insieme delle prove'', ''visione d'insieme'', an overall view.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A group whose members belong together: ''un insieme ben affiatato''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(mathematics)'' A [[m|en|set]].^(GRADIT 2003)^(DELI 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A matching outfit of two or more pieces.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[assieme]]

+ * [[insiemistica]]

+ * [[insiemistico]]

+ * [[sottoinsieme]]

+ * [[insiememente]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[simultaneo]]

+ * [[sempre]]

+ * [[simile]]

+ * [[fr|ensemble]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Insieme a'' and ''insieme con'' both mean “together with”.^(Treccani 2011)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}