How to Say ‘The Brotherhood of Carmine’ in Italian
La Confraternita del Carmine
lah kohn-fra-TEHR-nee-tah dehl KAR-mee-neh
[lah kohn-fra-TEHR-nee-tah dehl KAR-mee-neh]
💬 Usage Tip: del is di + il merged, 'of the'. Brotherhoods are usually named this way after a church or devotion: del Rosario, dell'Addolorata.
Phrase Breakdown
La Confraternita
lah kohn-fra-TEHR-nee-tah
The Brotherhood
Feminine article 'la' + noun. It is capitalized here because it is part of a proper name.
La Confraternita organizza la festa.
The Brotherhood organizes the feast.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'
"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.
"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.
Confraternita
[kohn-fra-TEHR-nee-tah]
Brotherhood
Capitalized as part of a brotherhood's proper name.
La Confraternita dell'Addolorata sfila stasera.
The Brotherhood of Our Lady of Sorrows parades tonight.
del Carmine
dehl KAR-mee-neh
of Carmel
'Del' = 'di' + 'il'. 'Carmine' refers to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Stress the first syllable: CAR-mi-ne.
La chiesa del Carmine è in centro.
The Carmine church is in the town centre.
Words in this phrase
del
[dehl]
of the
A contraction of the preposition 'di' and the article 'il', similar to 'of the'.
Il titolo del libro è lungo.
The book's title is long.
Carmine
[KAR-mee-neh]
Carmel (Our Lady of Mount Carmel)
Refers to the Madonna del Carmine, a Marian devotion.
La chiesa del Carmine è vicina.
The Carmine church is nearby.
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