Ancient Italian Meanings of Pips (originally posted by annika334 on Aeclectic Tarot forum, these are very reminiscent of Etteilla's meanings):
Asso di bastoni (Ace of Wands)
Upright: BIRTH, but also beginning, good luck, will, family
Reversed: RUIN, but also errors, financial loss, pain
Due di bastoni (2 of Wands)
Upright: PROBLEMS, but also pessimism,anger, sadness, pain
Reversed: SURPRISE, unexpected events
Tre di bastoni ( 3 of Wands)
Upright: BOLD ENTERPRISE, bussiness, courage, something risky
Reversed: RELIEF, but it would be better to say change and this is both for the positive and for the negative. If the previous situation was negative it's an improvement of a situation, of course, but if the previous situation was positive, it will get worse.
Quattro di bastoni (4 of Wands)
Upright: SOCIETY, but also peace, association, decisions to be met with a group, marriage, stability
Reversed: PROSPERITY, good luck in financial matters, success, promotion, acknowlegement
Cinque di bastoni (5 of Wands)
Upright: WEALTH, obtained through hard work
Reversed: ARGUMENT, loss of money, quarrel, discussion, civil action
Sei di bastoni (6 of Wands)
Upright: SERVANT, a messenger, daily routine
Reversed: CONCERN, anxiety, fear, suffering, obstacles
Sette di bastoni (7 of Wands)
Upright: SPEECH, language, grammar, marketplace, conference, debate, small talk
Reversed: INDECISION, hesitation, doubts
Otto di bastoni (8 of Wands)
Upright: FUN, short trips, people, innocence, garden, agriculture, park
Reversed: ARGUMENT or REGRET, repentance, hesitation, quarrel
Nove di bastoni (9 of Wands)
Upright: WAITING, delay, something slow, but also contact with strangers.
Reversed: BAD LUCK, obstacles, illness, sadness, accident
Dieci di bastoni (10 of Wands)
Upright: TREACHERY, lie, hypocrisy, cunning
Reversed: DIFFICULTIES, obstacles, being tired, doubts, distrust and suspicio
Fante di bastoni (Page of Wands)
Upright: MESSENGER /STRANGER/YOUNG MAN or FEMALE WITH BROWN HAIR, someone you can trust
Reversed: BAD NEWS
Cavaliere di bastoni (Knight of Wands)
Upright: CHANGE, departure, trip, change of residence or job, young man with brown hair
Reversed: SEPARATION, argument, divorce, escape
Regina di bastoni (Queen of Wands)
Upright: VIRTUE, woman, with brown, hair, female friend, unselfishness
Reversed: ILL WOMAN, someone in need, but also JEALOUSY if with negative cards
Re di bastoni (King of Wands)
Upright: INTEGRITY, wise man, man with brown hair, happy marriage, good news
Reversed: AUSTERITY, but sometimes DISPOTISM, bad news
Asso di coppe (Ace of Cups)
Upright: PLENTY, joy, pleasure, hotel, restaurant, banquet, fertility, beauty, law
Reversed: CHANGE, instability, variation
Due di coppe (2 of Cups)
Upright: LOVE, attraction, passion, relationship, joy, sympathy
Reversed: DESIRE, lust, egoism, sensuality, jealousy
Tre di coppe ( 3 of Cups)
Upright: SUCCESS, solution to a problem, healing, triumph, perfection, happiness
Reversed: RELIEF, healing, conclusion, comfort
Quattro di coppe (4 of Cups)
Upright: BOREDOM, sickness, sorrows, bad friends, embarassment
Reversed: KNOWLEDGE, new friends, new relationship, news in general, premonition
Cinque di coppe (5 of Cups)
Upright: INHERITANCE, tradition, dowry, testament
Reversed: RELATIVES, parents, good friend, relationships, arrival of an old friend or realtive
Sei di coppe (6 of Cups)
Upright: PAST, memories, childhood, longing
Reversed: FUTURE, what is about to come
Sette di coppe (7 of Cups)
Upright: THOUGHT, idealism, fantasy, immagination, dreams, intelligence, opinons.
Reversed: PROJECTS, plans, will.
Otto di coppe (8 of Cups)
Upright: GIRL WITH BLOND HAIR / SHYNESS, love, tenderness, chastity.
Reversed: JOY, satisfaction, parties, repentance, excuses
Nove di coppe (9 of Cups)
Upright: VICTORY, success, advantage, earnings
Reversed: SINCERITY, truth, semplicity, innocence, boldness
Dieci di coppe (10 of Cups)
Upright: TOWN, the town where the querent lives, house, familiy
Reversed: ANGER, violence, arguments, danger, storm, grudge
Fante di coppe (Page of Cups)
Upright: TEEN WITH BLOND HAIR/ SHYNESS / RELIABILITY
Reversed: PROBLEMS WITH A RELATIONSHIP because of shyness, or because of immaturity
Cavaliere di coppe (Knight of Cups)
Upright: ARRIVAL / YOUNG MAN WITH BLOND HAIR, invitation, guest, hospitality, proposal
Reversed: FRAUD, seduction, cunning, malice, deceit, trivia
Regina di coppe (Queen of Cups)
Upright: WOMAN WITH BLOND HAIR / HONESTY, virtue, wisdom
Reversed: DISHONESTY / DISHONEST WOMAN, possessive woman, infidelity.
Re di coppe (King of Cups)
Upright: HONEST MAN / MAN WITH BLOND HAIR, maybe an artist or a priest, not so young
Reversed: DISHONESTY / DISHONEST MAN, hypocrisy, scandal, swindle, vice
Asso di spade (Ace of Spades)
Upright: ECCESS, violence, aggressiveness, uncontrolled feeling
Reversed: PREGNANCY, fertility, abundance, enlargement
Due di spade (2 of Spades)
Upright: FRIENDSHIP, tenderness, good friends
Reversed: FALSENESS, lie, cunning, shrewdness
Tre di spade ( 3 of Spades)
Upright: SEPARATION, division, absence, break
Reversed: ERROR, ruin, madness, inattention
Quattro di spade (4 of Spades)
Upright: SOLITUDE, depression, hermitage, reclusion, loneliness
Reversed: ECONOMY, savings, frugality, good administration
Cinque di spade (5 of Spades)
Upright: LOSS, theft, shame, dishonour, corruption, lost of something valuable, corruption
Reversed: MOURNING, funeral, death, sorrow, sadness, regret
Sei di spade (6 of Spades)
Upright: TRAVEL, road, trip, vehicle, movement, news, messenger, walk
Reversed: STATEMENT, declaration, confession, publication, fame, denounciation, revelation
Sette di spade (7 of Spades)
Upright: HOPE, desire, will, waiting time, wish, faith
Reversed: WISE ADVICE, council, useful information, hints
Otto di spade (8 of Spades)
Upright: DISAPPROVAL, censure, blame, exam, control, analysis, gossip
Reversed: ACCIDENT, crash, misfortune, obstacles, destiny
Nove di spade (9 of Spades)
Upright: UNMARRIED PERSON, priest, concern, chastity, church, cloistered life, anxiety
Reversed: SUSPECT, justifiable doubts, shame, shyness, scruples, ambiguity
Dieci di spade (10 of Spades)
Upright: TEARS, pain, sadness
Reversed: GAIN, earnings, win, success but only for a short time, improvement
Fante di spade (Page of Spades)
Upright: INDISCRETION, spy, control, curiosity, false friend
Reversed: UNEXPECTED EVENT, somebody or something you'd better mistrust, helplessness
Cavaliere di spade (Knight of Spades)
Upright: BOLDNESS, initiative, a soldier or policeman, will, sport event, challenge, war, anger
Reversed: INCOMPETENCE, ignorance, arrogance, impatience
Regina di spade (Queen of Spades)
Upright: PRIVATION / WOMAN WITH DARK HAIR, widow, sterility, poverty, lack of feeling
Reversed: WICKEDNESS, malice, hypocrisy, envy, arguments
Re di spade (King of Spades)
Upright: MAN OF LAW / MAN WITH DARK HAIR, authority, lawyer, doctor, important person
Reversed: CRUELTY, egoism, hatred, merciless man, swindle
Asso di denari (Ace of Pentacles)
Upright: HAPPINESS, good luck, harmony.
Reversed: WEALTH, treasure, something rare, richness, money.
Due di denari (2 of Pentacles )
Upright: EMBARASSMENT, confusion, emotion, delays, fears, obstacles
Reversed: LETTER, documents, literature, diary, journalism, e-mail, sentence, every kind of written text
Tre di denari ( 3 of Pentacles )
Upright: NOBILITY or FAME, VIP, elegance, culture, good manners
Reversed: MEDIOCRITY, something little, inferiority, childish, child, weakness, humbleness, modesty
Quattro di denari (4 of Pentacles )
Upright: GIFT, present, earnings, good advice, precious stone, unselfishness, surprise
Reversed: WALL, imprisonement, obstacles, enclosure, delay, resistance, need to defend oneself
Cinque di denari (5 of Pentacles)
Upright: LOVERS, affair, tenderness, but sometimes the Querent's wife/husband or marriage
Reversed: CONFUSION, divorce, separation, licentiousness, excitement, agitation, unrest
Sei di denari (6 of Pentacles)
Upright: PRESENT or GENEROSITY
Reversed: DELUSION or AMBITION, egoism, envy, greed, jealousy, lust
Sette di denari (7 of Pentacles)
Upright: MONEY, jewels, richness, earnings, innocence
Reversed: ANXIETY, concern, suspects
Otto di denari (8 of Pentacles)
Upright: GIRL WITH DARK HAIR, sincerity, cordiality, hospitality
Reversed: GREED, usury, lust, interests, vanity
Nove di denari (9 of Pentacles)
Upright: SUCCESS, making something real, consequence
Reversed: DECEIT, dishonesty, excess of trust, disloyalty
Dieci di denari (10 of Pentacles)
Upright: HOUSE, home, family, inheritance, race, origin, building in general (hotel, museum, library, etc.), ship, shelter
Reversed: GAME, luck, destiny, opportunity, gamble, risky earnings
Fante di denari (Page of Pentacles)
Upright: YOUNG MAN OR TEEN WITH DARK HAIR or YOUNG ENTERPRISING MAN, apprenticeship, diligence, enthusiasm
Reversed: PRODIGALITY, generosity, wastefulness, waste, luxuries
Cavaliere di denari (Knight of Pentacles)
Upright: PROFITS or RESPONSIBLE PERSON, earnings, advantages, interests, hard-working person, materialism, concreteness
Reversed: INACTIVITY, idleness, rest, apathy, neglicence, untideness, lack of motivation
Regina di denari (Queen of Pentacles)
Upright: RICH WOMAN or WOMAN WITH DARK HAIR, elegance, wealth, generosity, woman who is older than the Querent, believes in herself.
Reversed: UNCERTAINTY or GREEDY WOMAN, hesitation, doubts, fears, anxiety, lust, licentiousness.
Re di denari (King of Pentacles)
Upright: RICH MAN or BUSINESS MAN, man with dark hair, professor, manager, man who is older than the Querent.
Reversed: CORRUPTION, vice, egoism, weakness, corrupted man, perversion.
