italic

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• UK: /ɪˈtalɪk/
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Named after the nation of Italy, as it was first used by an Italian printer, Aldo Manuzio, around 1500. Literally Italy + -ic.

Via Latin ītalicus from Ancient Greek Ἰταλικός (Italikós), from Ἰταλία (Italía, “Italy”).

113 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: курсивен (kursiven) — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Catalan: cursiva — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Catalan: itàlica — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Danish: kursiv — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Dutch: cursief — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Esperanto: kursivo — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Finnish: kursiivi — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Finnish: kursiivinen — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• French: italique — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Galician: cursiva — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• German: kursiv — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Hebrew: נָטוּי (natúy) — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Hungarian: kurzív — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Indonesian: kursif — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Irish: iodálach — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Italian: corsivo — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Italian: corsiva — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Japanese: イタリック (itarikku) — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Ladino: italiko — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Manx: iddaalagh — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Norwegian: kursiv — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Polish: kursywa — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Portuguese: itálico — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Russian: курси́вный (kursívnyj) — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Scottish Gaelic: clò eadailteach — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Spanish: cursivo — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Spanish: bastardillo — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Spanish: itálico — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Swedish: kursiv — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Turkish: italik — designed to resemble a handwriting style
• Chinese Mandarin: 斜體的 /斜体的 (xiétǐ de) — having a slant to the right
• Czech: kurzivní — having a slant to the right
• Esperanto: oblikvo — having a slant to the right
• Hungarian: dőlt — having a slant to the right
• Indonesian: miring — having a slant to the right
• Japanese: 斜体の (shatai no) — having a slant to the right
• Russian: накло́нный (naklónnyj) — having a slant to the right
• Turkish: eğik — having a slant to the right
• Turkish: eğimli — having a slant to the right
• Catalan: itàlic — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• Danish: italisk — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• Dutch: Italisch — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• Finnish: italialainen — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• French: italique — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• German: italisch — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• Hindi: इटालिक (iṭālik) — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• Italian: italico — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• Japanese: イタリアの (itariano) — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• Māori: nō Itari — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• Romanian: italic — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• Spanish: itálico — of or relating to the Italian peninsula
• Armenian: իտալյան (italyan) — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Armenian: իտալիկյան (italikyan) — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Armenian: իտալական (italakan) — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Catalan: itàlic — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Danish: italisk — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Dutch: Italisch — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Finnish: itaalinen — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Georgian: იტალიკური (iṭaliḳuri) — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• German: italisch — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Hindi: इटालिक (iṭālik) — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Icelandic: fornítalskur — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Japanese: イタリア語派の (itaria goha no) — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Ukrainian: італьський (italʹsʹkyj) — pertaining to a subfamily of a branch of the Indo-European language family
• Catalan: itàlic — pertaining to various peoples that lived in Italy
• Danish: italisk — pertaining to various peoples that lived in Italy
• Finnish: itaalinen — pertaining to various peoples that lived in Italy
• Georgian: იტალიკური (iṭaliḳuri) — pertaining to various peoples that lived in Italy
• Catalan: itàlic — Italic language
• Danish: italisk (sprog) — Italic language
• Finnish: itaalinen kieli — Italic language
• Georgian: იტალიკური (iṭaliḳuri) — Italic language
• Georgian: იტალიკური ენა (iṭaliḳuri ena) — Italic language
• German: Italisch — Italic language
• Hindi: इटालिक (iṭālik) — Italic language
• Japanese: イタリック語派 (itarikku goha) — Italic language
• Marathi: इटॅलिक (iṭĕlik) — Italic language
• Swedish: italiska språk — Italic language
• Ukrainian: італьська мова (italʹsʹka mova) — Italic language
• Armenian: շղատառ (šġataṙ) — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Armenian: շղագիր (šġagir) — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Bulgarian: курсив (kursiv) — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Catalan: cursiva — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Chinese Mandarin: 斜體 /斜体 (xiétǐ) — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Czech: kurziva — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Czech: kurzíva — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Czech: italika — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Faroese: skákskrift — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Faroese: skráskrift — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Finnish: kursiivi — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• French: italique — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• German: Kursivschrift — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• German: Kursivdruck — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Greek: πλάγιος χαρακτήρας (plágios charaktíras) — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Icelandic: skáletur — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Indonesian: italik — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Irish: cló iodálach — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Irish: iodálaigh — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Japanese: 斜体 (shatai) — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Japanese: イタリック (itarikku) — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Māori: tuhi tītaha — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Polish: kursywa — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Portuguese: itálico — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Russian: курси́в (kursív) — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Scottish Gaelic: clò eadailteach — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Spanish: cursiva — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Spanish: itálica — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Spanish: letra bastardilla — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Spanish: bastardilla — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Spanish: letra cursiva — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Spanish: letra itálica — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Swedish: kursiv — typeface whose letters slant to the right
• Turkish: italik — typeface whose letters slant to the right