disponibile Italian · revision 39353

+ {{infobox|confidence=disputed|formation=borrowing|attested=before 1712, Lorenzo Magalotti|origins=la dispōnō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /dis.poˈni.bi.le/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''disponibile''' ''m or f'' by sense (plural disponibili)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ Most of the modern dictionaries say it is [[bor|fr|disponible]], which itself comes from [[la-med|disponibilis]], a derivative of [[la|dispōnō|t=to arrange, dispose]].^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Gabrielli 2020) GRADIT, Nocentini and Treccani instead treat it as formed in Italian, from [[disponere]], the old form of [[disporre]], with the suffix [[-ibile]];^(GRADIT 2003)^(Nocentini 2010)^(Treccani 2011)^(Wiktionary) GRADIT compares the Medieval Latin word and the French one, which goes back to the 14th century.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Nocentini 2010)^(Treccani 2011)^(Wiktionary) Compare [[ca|disponible]] and [[es|disponible]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ The Latin adjective is formed from the verb with the suffix [[m|la|-bilis]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The first record is in a letter of Lorenzo Magalotti, before 1712, with the old sense “that can be arranged or put in order”: he writes of matter that could be ordered and arranged only over countless centuries.^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI|4, 742)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) Zingarelli dates the word to 1682.^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The sense “at one's disposal, that can be used” is recorded in 1797, in Giuseppe Compagnoni;^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI|4, 742) Vittorio Alfieri, D'Azeglio and Italo Svevo use it of money, time and resources.^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI|4, 742) Of a person, “free from commitments”, it is recorded in 1853, and the sense “open to new experiences, receptive” in 1947, in Gianna Manzini.^(DELI 1999)

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+ The word is also used of people willing to help, to listen or to take part, and, with a negative shade, of someone thought ready for amorous adventures.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026) In law the ''quota disponibile'' is the part of an estate that a testator may leave freely, and in banking ''il disponibile'' is the sum that can be withdrawn from an account.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1682 – Zingarelli's date for the first record.^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ * Before 1712 – Lorenzo Magalotti uses ''disponibile'' “that can be arranged”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1797 – Giuseppe Compagnoni uses it for “available, at one's disposal”.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)

+ * 1853 – It is used of a person free from commitments.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1947 – Gianna Manzini uses it for “open to new experiences”.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # [[m|en|available]], at one's disposal, that can be used: ''I risultati saranno disponibili domani.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # Free, not taken: ''C'è ancora una stanza disponibile?''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # Of a person, free from work or other commitments: ''Sei disponibile giovedì pomeriggio?''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # Willing, ready to help or to accept requests and proposals, also with ''a'' and an infinitive; also, euphemistically, ready for amorous adventures.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # Open-minded, without prejudice, open to new experiences.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # ''(law)'' ''Quota'' or ''porzione disponibile'', the part of an estate that a testator can leave as they wish.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # ''(obsolete)'' That can be arranged or put in order.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(banking, masculine)'' The sum that the holder of an account can withdraw freely.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Treccani 2011)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # ''(law, feminine)'' The freely disposable share of an estate.^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[disponibilità]]

+ * [[indisponibile]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[disporre]]

+ * [[disposizione]]

+ * [[fr|disponible]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}