sguardo Italian · revision 38940

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=first half of the 13th century, Giacomino Pugliese|origins=gem-pro *wardōną}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈzɡwar.do/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''sguardo''' ''m'' (plural sguardi)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|it|sguardare|-o]], a noun formed from the verb, which is [[guardare]] with the intensive prefix [[s-]].^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Devoto 1968)^(Wiktionary) DELI and Treccani instead form it from [[guardo|t=look]] with the same prefix.^(DELI 1999)^(Treccani 2011) The Italian Wiktionary takes the verb from [[pro|esgardar]].^(Wikizionario)

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+ The base verb was borrowed from [[gem-pro|*wardōną|t=to watch, to guard]], the source of [[goh|wartēn]] and [[ang|weardian]].^(Nocentini 2010)^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ DELI's first record is in the Sicilian poet Giacomino Pugliese, in the first half of the 13th century, in the sense “a look, a glance”.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)^(GDLI) In the early love poets the lady's look is what wounds the lover: Guinizelli writes that her fair greeting and gentle look kill him when he meets her (“Lo vostro bel saluto e 'l gentil sguardo / che fate quando v'encontro, m'ancide”).^(GDLI)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Dante uses the word for his sight following the souls in Paradise as the eye follows a falcon in flight.^(GDLI) The sense “view, outlook” is recorded before 1446, in Agnolo Pandolfini.^(DELI 1999) The place name Bellosguardo, near Florence, keeps the old phrase ''bello sguardo'' for a spot with a fine view.^(Zingarelli 2010)^(GRADIT 2003) The modern senses include the expression of the eyes, a quick reading of a text, and the eyes themselves.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * First half of the 13th century – Giacomino Pugliese uses ''sguardi'' “glances”.^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI)

+ * Before 1446 – Agnolo Pandolfini uses ''sguardo'' for a view.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|look]], the act of turning one's eyes to someone or something: ''Non mi ha degnato di uno sguardo.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # A quick look, a [[m|en|glance]]; a quick reading: ''Dai uno sguardo a questa lettera.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # The way one looks, an [[m|en|expression]] that shows a feeling: ''uno sguardo pieno di rabbia''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # Sight; the eyes themselves: ''alzare'' or ''abbassare lo sguardo''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # A [[m|en|view]], a panorama: ''Dal castello si ha uno sguardo su tutta la valle.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # ''(rare)'' Kindly attention, favour.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[guardare]]

+ * [[guardo]]

+ * [[sguardare]]

+ * [[occhiata]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Al primo sguardo'' means “at first sight”.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}