vendesi

Italian

Etymology

From vende (“it sells”) +‎ -si (passive particle, "it gets sold").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈven.de.si/[1]
  • Rhymes: -endesi
  • Hyphenation: vén‧de‧si

Verb

vendesi

  1. compound of vende, the third-person singular present indicative form of vendere, with si

Adverb

vendesi

  1. for sale
    vendesi villa antica con grande parco
    old villa set in a large park for sale

Usage notes

  • When used with something plural, vendonosi (vendono (“they sell”) + -si (passive particle, "they get sold")) or vendonsi (vendon (apocopated) + -si) would be more correct.[2]
  • In practice, in modern usage, the correct plural forms are extremely rare and it is used invariably.

Noun

vendesi m (invariable)

  1. for-sale sign or announcement

See also

References

  1. ^ vendesi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ https://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario-si-dice/V/vendonsi-locali.shtml

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