disturbo Italian · revision 38910

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=early 14th century, Florentine translation of Andreas Capellanus|origins=la turbō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /disˈtur.bo/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''disturbo''' ''m'' (plural disturbi)^(Wiktionary)

+ Old forms include [[roa-oit|distorbo]] and [[roa-oit|disturbio]].^(TLIO)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a deverbal noun from [[disturbare]], with no suffix.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Wiktionary) The verb is a learned word from [[la|disturbō|t=to throw into disorder, upset]], from [[m|la|turbō|t=to disturb]] with the prefix [[m|la|dis-]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010) Compare [[la-med|disturbium]], [[es|disturbio]] and [[pt|distúrbio]].^(Wiktionary) DEI notes that the noun passed into French, where Henri Estienne records it, and that the radio sense “interference” follows the English word [[m|en|disturbance]].^(DEI|1360)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The TLIO's first record is in a Florentine translation of Andreas Capellanus from the beginning of the 14th century, in the sense “difficulty or trouble caused to someone by others”.^(TLIO) DELI dates the sense “bother, nuisance” from Petrarch (before 1374).^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Old Italian also used the word for a state of disorder.^(TLIO) The medical sense, a disorder in the working of the body or one of its parts, is recorded in 1623 in Secondo Lancellotti.^(DELI 1999) Tommaseo's dictionary has ''prendersi un disturbo'' “to go to some trouble” and ''levare il disturbo'' for taking one's leave, a courteous formula still in use as ''togliere il disturbo''.^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)^(Devoto–Oli 2026) The technical senses, a fault in a device and interference in radio and telephone reception, belong to the 20th century.^(GRADIT 2003)^(DEI|1360)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * Early 14th century – A Florentine translation of Andreas Capellanus has ''disturbo''.^(TLIO)

+ * Before 1374 – Petrarch uses ''disturbo'' “bother, nuisance”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1623 – Secondo Lancellotti uses it for a disorder of the body.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # [[m|en|trouble]], [[m|en|bother]], inconvenience: ''Non voglio darti disturbo.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Something that hinders an activity; a disturbance: ''disturbo della quiete pubblica''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # A minor [[m|en|ailment]] or disorder of the body or mind: ''Soffre di disturbi digestivi.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # A fault in the working of a device.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # ''(telecommunications)'' [[m|en|interference]], noise that spoils reception.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[antidisturbo]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[disturbare]]

+ * [[turbare]]

+ * [[la|disturbō]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Polite formulas include ''scusi il disturbo'' “sorry to bother you” and ''tolgo il disturbo'' “I'll be going”.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011) The verb form ''disturbo?'' (“am I disturbing?”) is said when entering a room or joining a conversation.^(Wiktionary) In military language ''azione di disturbo'' is a harassing action against the enemy.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}