Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated on this side of the Po, with regard to Rome—that is, on the south side.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective On the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome; that is, on the south side.
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ejnorman commented on the word cispadane
OK, now I have one. I get to be the first to list this one. And I spelled it correctly.
October 10, 2007
reesetee commented on the word cispadane
Congrats, ejnorman. And what a word, too!
October 10, 2007
john commented on the word cispadane
Well done! There is definitely a pleasant satisfaction in getting first wordie on a good word.
October 10, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word cispadane
Agreed. Good job! Though I have to wonder... do we really need a word for this concept? *sigh* English... go figure...
October 10, 2007
seanahan commented on the word cispadane
Next time somebody tells you about some concept that some crazy language has that has no equivalent in English, point them to this word and snicker.
October 10, 2007
reesetee commented on the word cispadane
Well, you never know when you'll need to talk about one or the other side of the River Po with respect to Rome.
:-)
Actually, Wikipedia has an amusing (to me) background for this word.
October 10, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word cispadane
Do you ever sit up at night and wonder: What if Wikipedia is wrong?
October 11, 2007
reesetee commented on the word cispadane
I mostly do that during the day.
October 11, 2007
uselessness commented on the word cispadane
I refuse to consider the possibility. Wikipedia is like Snopes, that is, infallible.
October 11, 2007