marginalia
English
Etymology
From New Latin marginālia (cf. margināle (neuter singular (adjective / noun)), from Medieval Latin neuter plural of marginālis (“on the periphery”), from Latin margō (“border, edge”). By surface analysis, marginal + -ia. Compare margin.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /mɑɹd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɑːd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/
- Rhymes: -eɪliə
- Hyphenation: mar‧gi‧na‧lia
Noun
marginalia pl (normally plural, singular marginale or marginalium)
- Notes in the margin of a document. [from 1830s]
- Synonyms: apostil, marginal note, gloss
- We know what the composer was thinking as he wrote the piece because we can read his handwritten marginalia on the manuscript.
- 2008, Jennifer Summit, Memory's Library: Medieval Books in Early Modern England, page 170:
- In so doing, he transforms the Foxian compulsion to distinguish true martyrs from false ones —and thus to differentiate his own saint-making project from medieval hagiography—into a model of textual criticism, directed at detecting and desanctifying the false martyr through the critical medium of marginalia.
Derived terms
Translations
notes in the margin of document — see also marginal note
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Further reading
- marginalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin marginālia (cf. margināle (neuter singular (adjective / noun)), from Medieval Latin neuter plural of marginālis (“on the periphery”), from Latin margō (“border, edge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mar.d͡ʒiˈna.lja/
- Rhymes: -alja
- Hyphenation: mar‧gi‧nà‧lia
Noun
marginalia m pl (plural only)
Further reading
- marginalia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
marginālia
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of marginālis
References
- marginalia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- marginalia in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin marginalia.
Noun
marginalia f (uncountable)