tarsia

== English == === Etymology === From Italian, from intarsiare. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)siə === Noun === tarsia (countable and uncountable, plural tarsias) Intarsia. 1849, Mary Philadelphia Merrifield, Original Treatises: Dating from the XIIth to XVIIIth Centuries on the Arts of Painting, in Oil, Miniature, Mosaic, and on Glass, republished 1999 [1967], Medieval and Renaissance Treatises on the Arts of Painting: Original Texts with English Translations, page lviii, Tarsia work was frequently employed in decorating the choirs of churches, as well as the backs of the seats and the wainscotings. It was also used in the panels of doors. === Anagrams === arista, riatas, Ataris, Arista, aratis, Atiras, raiats, Astria, Sarita, Aritas, ataris, tiaras, raitas, tarais, tairas, aartis == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Arabic تَرْصِيع (tarṣīʕ, “setting, putting together”, noun). ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ia IPA(key): /tarˈsi.a/, (rare) /ˈtar.sja/ Rhymes: -ia, (rare) -arsja Hyphenation: tar‧sì‧a, (rare) tàr‧sia ==== Noun ==== tarsia f (plural tarsie) tarsia Synonyms: agemina, damascatura, intarsio ===== Derived terms ===== intarsiare tarsiare ===== Related terms ===== intarsio ===== Descendants ===== → Catalan: tàrsia → English: tarsia === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtar.sja/ Rhymes: -arsja Hyphenation: tàr‧sia ==== Verb ==== tarsia inflection of tarsiare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === tarsia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === arasti, arista, astrai, rasati, risata, sartia, satira, starai