SIMURG

cross

Lemma: cross
Etichetta di dominio: EN
Etichetta grammaticale: n.
Definizione: The result of breeding a new variety by crossing two vine varieties of the same species, usually the European vinifera species. (1)
Nota: Crossings are produced to obtain new vine varieties which have disease and virus resistance. Successful new crossings are in general few. The main problems of producing new varieties by cross-breeding are the uncertainty of the outcome and the very long time taken to produce meaningful results. (2)
Contesto: Pinotage, a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault, was first grown in South Africa in 1924. (3)

Trascrizione fonetica: [krɒs] (4)
Sinonimi e Antonimi: crossing (1)
Abbreviazioni: ND
Etimologia: O.E. cros (mid-10c.), from O.Ir. cros, probably via Scandinavian, from L. crux (acc. crucem, gen. crucis) "stake, cross" on which criminals were impaled or hanged, hence, figuratively, "torture, trouble, misery;" originally a tall, round pole; possibly of Phoenician origin. Replaced O.E. rood. As a verb, from c.1200, "make the sign of a cross;" sense of "to go across" is from c.1400; that of "to cancel by drawing lines over" is from mid-15c. Also from L. crux are It. croce, Fr. croix, Sp., Port. cruz, Du. kruis, Ger. Kreuz. (5)
Etichetta di paese: ND
Ente: Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Corso di Laurea in Teorie e Tecniche della Mediazione Interlinguistica
Data della scheda: Thu Nov 24 10:41:43 2011
Autore: Viviana Ghiglione

Fonti: 1. Robinson J., The Oxford Companion to WINE, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994, p. 303;
2. Skelton S., Viticulture - An introduction to commercial grape growing for wine production, Lulu Publishing, 2007, p. 14-15;
3. Henderson J. P., Rex D., About wine, Delmar Cengage Learning, 2011, p. 524;
4. http://www.wordreference.com/definition/cross (7/10/2011);
5. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cross (7/10/2011).