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Giudecca
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giudecca
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en it Giudecca, from it giudecca Jewish ghetto, from en la-med iudeca, from en la iūdaica, feminine form of la iūdaicus Judaic, Jewish, ultimately from en he יְהוּדָה y'hudá Judah. en Judaica Judecca.
Despite the name, there is no evidence of any ancient Jewish settlements on the island.
Pronunciation
en ɛkə 3
Proper noun
,+ Canal
A long island in the Venetian Lagoon separated from the main part of the city by a wide canal.
Translations
long island in the Venetian Lagoon
Arabic: ar جُودِيكَّا f judēkka
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 朱代卡島 Zhūdàikǎ dǎo
Greek: el Τζιουντέκα f, el Τζουντέκα f
Hebrew: he ג׳וּדֶקָה f Judéka
Italian: it Giudecca f
Japanese: ja ジュデッカ Judekka, ja ジュデッカ島 ジュデッカしま, Judekka-shima
Korean: ko ^주데카
Latin: la Spīna Longa f, la Iūdaica f
Russian: ru Джуде́кка f
Ukrainian: uk Джуде́кка f
Venetan: vec Zueca f, vec Zudeca f
en Venice
Italian
it:,canale della +
Etymology
From it giudecca Jewish ghetto, from it la-med iudeca, from it la iūdaica, feminine form of la iūdaicus Judaic, Jewish, ultimately from it he יְהוּדָה y'hudá Judah, Judas.
Pronunciation
Giudècca
Proper noun
f la Giudecca
en Giudecca long island in the Venetian Lagoon
it isola Dorsoduro
it literature Judecca, a zone in Dante's Inferno (Dante) Inferno reserved to the traitors to masters and benefactors, named after Judas Iscariot
it Cocito inferno
Descendants
en Giudecca Judecca 1
it Venice
it eponyms