stamattina Italian · revision 38432

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=1348–1353, Boccaccio}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /sta.matˈti.na/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the phrase ⟨(que)sta mattina⟩ written as one word: [[af|it|'sta|mattina|t1=this|t2=morning]], with ⟨sta⟩, a shortened form of [[questa]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)^(Wiktionary) GRADIT explains it as [[stamane]] with [[mattina]] put in place of its second part, and DELI compares the older word.^(GRADIT 2003)^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ DELI and GRADIT date the first record to Boccaccio's ''Decameron'' (1348–1353): “Di questo di stamattina sarò io tenuto a voi” (I shall be in your debt for this morning's deed).^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) Zingarelli has an earlier date, about 1336.^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Berni and Redi used the word in the 16th and 17th centuries, and Tommaseo defined it simply as ''stamane''.^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) It still means only “this morning”, and is used with prepositions such as ''da'' and ''per''.^(Zingarelli 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * About 1336 – Zingarelli's date of first record.^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ * 1348–1353 – Boccaccio uses ''stamattina'' in the ''Decameron''.^(DELI 1999)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)

+ * 16th century – Berni uses it in his ''Orlando innamorato''.^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|this morning]], in the morning of today: ''Stamattina ho perso l'autobus.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # With a preposition, as a noun: ''Ti aspetto da stamattina.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[mattina]]

+ * [[stamane]]

+ * [[questo]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Stamani'' and ''stamane'' are synonyms.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}