Pronunciati

Pronunciati is the masculine plural past participle of the Italian verb pronunciare, meaning to pronounce or to utter. In Italian grammar, pronunciati can function as an adjective agreeing with masculine plural nouns or as a passive past participle in compound tenses. It is used to indicate that something has been spoken, uttered, or articulated, for example: i suoni pronunciati chiaramente (the sounds pronounced clearly) or le parole pronunciate dal docente (the words pronounced by the teacher). As an adjective, it often appears in phrases like frasi pronunciate or parole pronunciate.

In Latin, a closely related form appears as pronuntiati or pronuntiatus, from the verb pronuntio meaning to announce or proclaim. These forms are used in inscriptions, legal or ecclesiastical texts, and philological work to indicate things that have been proclaimed or declared. The Latin and Italian vectors share a common root in the Proto-Indo-European stem related to utterance or declaration.

In English-language linguistic and lexicographic contexts, pronunciati is not a distinct concept or term; it is encountered mainly when quoting Italian or Latin phrases or when describing grammatical forms. Its relevance is primarily comparative or textual, illustrating how participles derived from pronunciare or pronuntio function across languages.

See also: pronunciation, Italian grammar, Latin participles, past participles, participial adjectives.