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Ghjattu-volpe is a noun-noun compound, not a noun-adjective pair. Cat-fox is correct.
by itsameta4 7y ago
Ghjattu-volpe is a noun-noun compound, not a noun-adjective pair. Cat-fox is correct.
- steadicat 7y agoThe order is still flipped for noun-noun pairs in romance languages. A "pesci spada" should be translated as "swordfish", not "fish sword".
- seszett 7y agoWhatever the grammatical classification of these words though, "ghjattu-volpe" (like French "chat-renard") would clearly be translated as "fox-cat" into English. In both cases, even though "fox" might not be technically an adjective, it's functionally a mere modifier for "cat".
- davidw 7y agoGatto volpe in Italian would be best translated as fox cat. Italian speakers often kind of mangle English pairs that way in that they'll drop the second word, like "Pulled Pork" becoming "Il Pulled" in an online group about BBQ I used to subscribe too.