corridoio Italian · revision 39240

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=second half of the 13th century, Giacomino da Verona|origins=la currō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /kor.riˈdo.jo/, /kor.riˈdɔ.jo/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''corridoio''' ''m'' (plural corridoi)^(Wiktionary)

+ Old Italian forms include [[m|roa-oit|corritoio]] and [[m|roa-oit|corraor]].^(TLIO) The older ''corridore'' is now archaic or regional.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)^(GDLI)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It was formed in northern Italy [[af|it|correre|-toio]], literally “place where one runs”, with the northern voicing of /t/ to /d/.^(GRADIT 2003)^(GDLI)^(Treccani 2011)^(DEI) Devoto–Oli, Nocentini and Sabatini–Coletti start instead from [[la-vul|*corritorium|t=running route]], made from [[la|currō|t=to run]].^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Nocentini 2010)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary) Devoto explains the standard form as a meeting of the Tuscan [[m|roa-oit|corritoio]] with a northern tradition that had softened ⟨-t-⟩ to ⟨-d-⟩.^(Devoto 1968) Venice already had [[la-med|corretorium]] and [[m|la-med|corredorum]] for a gangway on a ship in 1255, and Parma had [[m|la-med|curetorium]] for a passage along the walls in the same year.^(DEI|1123)^(GRADIT 2003)^(DELI 1999) Parallel formations are [[ca|corredor]], [[es|corredor]] and [[pt|corredor]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ Italian lent the word to French as [[m|fr|corridor]] in 1611 and, through Venetian, to Turkish as [[m|tr|koridor]].^(DEI|1123)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The TLIO's first record is the ''Ierusalem'' of Giacomino da Verona, of the second half of the 13th century, where the word is a long, narrow passage giving access to the rooms of a dwelling.^(TLIO) DELI's first Italian date is Matteo Villani, before 1363, for ''corridore'', a passage along the city walls from tower to tower.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In Old Italian the word also named the walkway inside a fortification, from which defenders could strike the enemy, and a gallery overlooking the courtyard of a palace.^(TLIO) Guicciardini, before 1540, writes of the ''corridore'' that runs from the Vatican palace to Castel Sant'Angelo, and DELI's first record of the form ''corridoio'' for a passage in a house is Manzoni, in 1840.^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI)

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+ New senses followed modern transport and politics: the side passage of a railway carriage (1920–1928, Sbarbaro), a lane of a road (1970), and a strip of one state's territory crossing another's, first in 1914 and then for Serbia in 1923 and the ''corridoio polacco'' in 1935.^(DELI 1999) The corridors of parliament gave ''voci di corridoio'', unofficial rumours, and ''manovre di corridoio'', backstage dealings.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)^(Gabrielli 2020) Sport uses the word for the side strips of a tennis court used in doubles and for an open lane through the opposing defence in football.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1255 – Medieval Latin ''corretorium'' is recorded at Venice and ''curetorium'' at Parma.^(DEI|1123)^(DELI 1999)

+ * Second half of the 13th century – Giacomino da Verona uses the word for a passage in a house.^(TLIO)

+ * Before 1363 – Matteo Villani uses ''corridore'' for a walkway on the city walls.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1611 – French ''corridor'' is first recorded.^(DEI|1123)

+ * 1840 – Manzoni uses ''corridoio'' for a corridor in a house.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1914 – The word is used for a strip of territory crossing another state.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1920–1928 – Camillo Sbarbaro uses it for the passage of a railway carriage.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|corridor]], [[m|en|hallway]]: a long, narrow space connecting the rooms of a building or flat: ''Il bagno è in fondo al corridoio, a destra.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # The passage of a railway carriage onto which the compartments open; the [[m|en|aisle]] of a bus, aeroplane or theatre.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A way through, an opening: ''La polizia aprì un corridoio tra la gente.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # ''(figurative)'' The lobbies of parliament or ministries, where politicians and journalists exchange news and gossip.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # ''(nautical)'' Each of the decks below the main deck.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # ''(politics, law)'' A strip of a state's territory that runs through another state: ''corridoio umanitario'', a neutral strip for the passage of refugees or aid.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # ''(aviation)'' ''corridoio aereo'': an agreed air route across a foreign country or a restricted zone.^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # ''(sport)'' In tennis, the side strip of the court used in doubles; in football, an open lane in the opposing defence.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # ''(historical)'' In old fortifications, a walkway behind the parapet, or along the walls between towers.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[corridore]]

+ * [[correre]]

+ * [[fr|corridor]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}