Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
vite 'maritata'
English translation:
"married" grapevine
Added to glossary by
philgoddard
Jul 12, 2015 15:40
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Italian term
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Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
vite 'maritata'
Italian to English
Science
Agriculture
vine traditional cultivation
'Si espande la viticoltura intensiva: la vite “maritata” agli alberi ... diventa così un elemento caratteristico del paesaggio centuriato.'
This is an excerpt from a passage about agricoltural techniques during the Roman empire
This is an excerpt from a passage about agricoltural techniques during the Roman empire
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | "married" grapevines |
philgoddard
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| 5 | "married" grapevine |
EleoE
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| 3 | the grapevine(s), which appear mixed (together) |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Change log
Jul 22, 2015 14:37: philgoddard Created KOG entry
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"married" grapevines
I'm sure we've had this before, but maybe it was in another language.
"Here in my bioregion (Apennines, Central Italy) is not uncommon to see remains of ancient-style vineyards, while still in use ancient style vineyards are very rare (but they still exist). It is a kind of mixed cropping that was called Arbustum gallicum or Rumpotinetum in Latin and it is called Vite maritata (married grapevine) in Italian. It is a technology of Etruscan origin (ca. 700 BC) that has been used extensively in Italy until the 1960's. It consists in “marrying” a grapevine (the bride) to a living tree (the groom) that supports the vine's growth."
You could leave it in Italian with a few words of explanation, or simply say "grown through", though I think the former option is more colourful and interesting.
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Note added at 21 mins (2015-07-12 16:02:00 GMT)
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Strictly speaking, the answer is grapevine in the singular.
"Here in my bioregion (Apennines, Central Italy) is not uncommon to see remains of ancient-style vineyards, while still in use ancient style vineyards are very rare (but they still exist). It is a kind of mixed cropping that was called Arbustum gallicum or Rumpotinetum in Latin and it is called Vite maritata (married grapevine) in Italian. It is a technology of Etruscan origin (ca. 700 BC) that has been used extensively in Italy until the 1960's. It consists in “marrying” a grapevine (the bride) to a living tree (the groom) that supports the vine's growth."
You could leave it in Italian with a few words of explanation, or simply say "grown through", though I think the former option is more colourful and interesting.
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Note added at 21 mins (2015-07-12 16:02:00 GMT)
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Strictly speaking, the answer is grapevine in the singular.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, dear philgoddard. Very useful reference. I think I'll follow your suggestion. I was asking myself if there existed a specific definition in the English language for this very particular practice. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
EleoE
: You posted your answer while I was writing mine. :)
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Thanks!
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| agree |
tradu-grace
: yes for *you could leave it in Italian with a few words of explanation*
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thankyou philgoddart"
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the grapevine(s), which appear mixed (together)
Forse.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2015-07-12 23:09:28 GMT)
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Actually, I think "entertwined" would be better than "mixed".
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Note added at 7 hrs (2015-07-12 23:09:28 GMT)
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Actually, I think "entertwined" would be better than "mixed".
Discussion
https://books.google.it/books?id=ODwZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA187&lpg=P...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_agriculture