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A Fata Morgana (Italian: [ˈfaːta morˈɡaːna]) is a complex form of superior mirage visible in a narrow band right above the horizon. The term Fata Morgana is the Italian translation of "Morgan the Fairy" ( Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend).
Fata Morgana (Italian for 'Morgan the Fairy' [1]) by Giambologna (c. 1574). The earliest spelling of the name (found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Vita Merlini, written c. 1150) is Morgen, which is likely derived from Old Welsh or Old Breton Morgen, meaning 'sea-born' (from Common Brittonic *Mori-genā, the masculine form of which, *Mori-genos, survived in Middle Welsh as Moryen or Morien; a ...
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Fata Morgana often refers to: Fata Morgana (mirage), an optical phenomenon; Morgan le Fay or Fata Morgana, a sorceress in Arthurian legend; Fata Morgana may also ...
Fata Morgana (Italian for 'Morgan the Fairy') by Giambologna (c. 1574), statue for "Fonte della Fata Morgana" (Morgan le Fay's spring) building. Grassina, Bagno a Ripoli, Florence Items portrayed in this file
In Italian phonemic distinction between long and short vowels is rare and limited to a few words and one morphological class, namely the pair composed by the first and third person of the historic past in verbs of the third conjugation—compare sentii (/senˈtiː/, "I felt/heard'), and sentì (/senˈti/, "he felt/heard").
Italian term Literal translation Definition A cappella: in chapel style: Sung with no (instrumental) accompaniment, has much harmonizing Aria: air: Piece of music, usually for a singer Aria di sorbetto: sorbet air: A short solo performed by a secondary character in the opera Arietta: little air: A short or light aria Arioso: airy A type of solo ...
Fonte della Fata Morgana The Fonte della Fata Morgana ( Fountain of Fata Morgana ), locally also called '" Casina delle Fate" ( Little Fairy House ), at Grassina , is a small garden building located not far from Florence , Italy, in the comune of Bagno a Ripoli .