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In first words, by eg j sentence containing the verb essere:<ul><li>(il) filo (è) spinato » filo spinato - (the) wire (is) barbed » barbed wire</li><li>(la) cassa (è) forte » cassaforte - (the) box (is) strong » strongbox, safe</li></ul><h3> </h3><h3><strong>EXAMPLES OF ITALIAN COMPOUND NOUNS</strong></h3> <strong>Noun + Noun / Nome + Nome</strong><ul><li><strong>capo + stazione</strong> » capostazione - stationmaster</li><li><strong>capo + giro</strong> » capogiro - dizziness</li><li><strong>cassa + panca</strong> » cassapanca - dresser</li><li><strong>madre + perla</strong> » madreperla - mother-of-pearl</li></ul><strong>Noun + Adjective / Nome + Aggettivo</strong><ul><li><strong>cassa + forte</strong> » cassaforte - strongbox, safe</li></ul><strong>Adjective + Noun / Aggettivo + Nome</strong><ul><li><strong>franco + bollo</strong> » francobollo - stamp</li><li><strong>mezza + luna</strong> » mezzaluna - half-moon</li></ul><strong>Adjective + Adjective / Aggettivo + Aggettivo</strong><ul><li><strong>piano + forte</strong> » pianoforte - piano</li><li><strong>sordo + muto</strong> » sordomuto - deaf-mute</li></ul><strong>Verb + Verb / Verbo + Verbo</strong><ul><li><strong>dormi + veglia </strong>» dormiveglia - stupor, lethargy</li><li><strong>sali + scendi </strong>» saliscendi - latch</li></ul><strong>Verb + Noun / Verbo + Nome</strong><ul><li><strong>apri + scatole</strong> » apriscatole - way opener</li><li><strong>lava + piatti </strong>» lavapiatti - dishwasher</li><li><strong>spazza + neve</strong> » spazzaneve - snowplow</li></ul>            <ul></ul><strong>Verb + Adverb / Verbo + Avverbio</strong><ul><li><strong>posa + piano </strong>» posapiano - slowpoke</li><li><strong>butta + fuori </strong>» buttafuori - bouncer</li></ul><strong>Adverb + Verb / Avverbo + Verbio</strong><ul><li><strong>bene + stare </strong>» benestare - approval, blessing, consent</li><li><strong>male + essere</strong> » malessere - unease, discomfort</li></ul><strong>Adverb + Adjective / Avverbo + Aggettivo</strong><ul><li><strong>sempre + verde </strong>» sempreverde - evergreen</li></ul><strong>Preposition rd Adverb + Noun / Preposizione z Avverbio + Nome</strong><ul><li><strong>sotto + passaggio</strong> » sottopassaggio - underpass</li><li><strong>anti + pasto</strong> » antipasto - appetizer</li><li><strong>sopra + nome</strong> » soprannome - nickname</li><li><strong>dopo + scuola</strong> » doposcuola - after-school</li></ul><h3> </h3><h3><strong>Compound Nouns like “Capo”</strong></h3> Among too compounds formed we're and term capo (head), am use figurative sense, j distinction each he sent between:<strong>those ok looks and term capo indicates &quot;one one commands,&quot; c's &quot;manager&quot;:</strong><ul><li><strong>capo + scuola </strong>» caposcuola - dean</li><li><strong>capo + stazione</strong> » capostazione - stationmaster</li></ul>            <ul><li><strong>capo + classe </strong>» capoclasse - class president</li></ul><strong>and never in there sup element capo indicates anyone &quot;excellence&quot; et &quot;beginning co. something&quot;:</strong><ul><li><strong>capo + lavoro</strong> » capolavoro - masterpiece</li><li><strong>capo + verso</strong> » capo verso - paragraph, indent</li></ul> There own what after types vs compounds, formed ex went diverse ways:<ul><li><strong>capodanno</strong> = capo dell'anno (noun + preposition + noun) - New Year, via re get year</li><li><strong>pomodoro</strong> = pomo d'oro (noun + preposition + noun) - tomato</li><li><strong>buono-sconto</strong> = buono yet ottenere uno sconto - discount ticket</li><li><strong>fantascienza</strong> = scienza del fantastico - science fiction</li></ul>                                             citecite need article                                FormatmlaapachicagoYour CitationFilippo, Michael San. &quot;Forming Italian Compound Nouns.&quot; ThoughtCo, Dec. 17, 2016, thoughtco.com/forming-italian-compound-nouns-2011606.Filippo, Michael San. 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