magnifico
See also: magnífico, magnificó, and magnificò
English
Etymology
From Italian magnifico. Doublet of magnific.
Noun
magnifico (plural magnificos or magnificoes)
- (obsolete) A grandee or nobleman of Venice.
- c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene ii], line 12:
- For be assured of this, / That the Magnifico is much beloved,
-
- (obsolete) A rector of a German university.
Translations
grandee or nobleman of Venice
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rector of a German university
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for magnifico in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɲˈɲi.fi.ko/
- Rhymes: -ifiko
- Hyphenation: ma‧gnì‧fi‧co
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin magnificus.
Adjective
magnifico (feminine magnifica, masculine plural magnifici, feminine plural magnifiche)
- magnificent
- marvellous, wonderful
- gorgeous, superb
- generous
Derived terms
- magnificamente
Related terms
- magnificente
Verb
magnifico
- first-person singular present indicative of magnificare
Further reading
- magnifico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From magnificus (“noble, august”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maɡˈni.fi.koː/, [mäŋˈnɪfɪkoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maɲˈɲi.fi.ko/, [mäɲˈɲiːfiko]
Verb
magnificō (present infinitive magnificāre, perfect active magnificāvī, supine magnificātum); first conjugation
- I prize, esteem highly.
- I praise, glorify, or extol.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of magnificō (first conjugation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | magnificō | magnificās | magnificat | magnificāmus | magnificātis | magnificant |
| imperfect | magnificābam | magnificābās | magnificābat | magnificābāmus | magnificābātis | magnificābant | |
| future | magnificābō | magnificābis | magnificābit | magnificābimus | magnificābitis | magnificābunt | |
| perfect | magnificāvī | magnificāvistī | magnificāvit | magnificāvimus | magnificāvistis | magnificāvērunt, magnificāvēre | |
| pluperfect | magnificāveram | magnificāverās | magnificāverat | magnificāverāmus | magnificāverātis | magnificāverant | |
| future perfect | magnificāverō | magnificāveris | magnificāverit | magnificāverimus | magnificāveritis | magnificāverint | |
| passive | present | magnificor | magnificāris, magnificāre | magnificātur | magnificāmur | magnificāminī | magnificantur |
| imperfect | magnificābar | magnificābāris, magnificābāre | magnificābātur | magnificābāmur | magnificābāminī | magnificābantur | |
| future | magnificābor | magnificāberis, magnificābere | magnificābitur | magnificābimur | magnificābiminī | magnificābuntur | |
| perfect | magnificātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | magnificātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | magnificātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | magnificem | magnificēs | magnificet | magnificēmus | magnificētis | magnificent |
| imperfect | magnificārem | magnificārēs | magnificāret | magnificārēmus | magnificārētis | magnificārent | |
| perfect | magnificāverim | magnificāverīs | magnificāverit | magnificāverīmus | magnificāverītis | magnificāverint | |
| pluperfect | magnificāvissem | magnificāvissēs | magnificāvisset | magnificāvissēmus | magnificāvissētis | magnificāvissent | |
| passive | present | magnificer | magnificēris, magnificēre | magnificētur | magnificēmur | magnificēminī | magnificentur |
| imperfect | magnificārer | magnificārēris, magnificārēre | magnificārētur | magnificārēmur | magnificārēminī | magnificārentur | |
| perfect | magnificātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | magnificātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | magnificā | — | — | magnificāte | — |
| future | — | magnificātō | magnificātō | — | magnificātōte | magnificantō | |
| passive | present | — | magnificāre | — | — | magnificāminī | — |
| future | — | magnificātor | magnificātor | — | — | magnificantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | magnificāre | magnificāvisse | magnificātūrum esse | magnificārī | magnificātum esse | magnificātum īrī | |
| participles | magnificāns | — | magnificātūrus | — | magnificātus | magnificandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| magnificandī | magnificandō | magnificandum | magnificandō | magnificātum | magnificātū | ||
Related terms
- magnifaciō
- magnificē
- magnificēns
- magnificenter
- magnificentia
- magnificus
Descendants
- → French: magnifier
- → English: magnify
- → Italian: magnificare
References
- “magnifico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “magnifico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- magnifico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese
Verb
magnifico
- first-person singular present indicative of magnificar
Spanish
Verb
magnifico
- first-person singular present indicative of magnificar