signore
See also: Signore
English
Noun
signore
- Alternative form of signor
Anagrams
- Reginos, eringos, ignores, ingoers, regions
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siɲˈɲo.re/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ore
- Hyphenation: si‧gnó‧re
Etymology 1
From earlier segnore, from Latin seniōrem, comparative form of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos. Doublet of sire.
Alternative forms
- segnore (archaic)
- signor
Noun
signore m (feminine signora, feminine plural signore, diminutive signorìno, augmentative signoròtto or signoróne)
- (archaic) lord (ruler)
- c. 1260s, Brunetto Latini, Il tesoretto [The Treasure], collected in Raccolta di rime antiche toscane: Volume primo, Palermo: Giuseppe Assenzio, published 1817, lines 1–3, page 9:
- Al valente Signore,
Di cui non so migliore
Sù la terra trovare- To the valiant lord, of which I can find no better in the land
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- (archaic) master
- Synonym: padrone
- (obsolete) used to address a lover: beloved
- Synonym: amato
- (often capitalized) Lord, God
- c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature [Canticle of the Creatures], page 1:
- Altissimu onnipotente bonsignore. tue so le laude la gloria elhonore et onne benedictione.
- Most High, all-powerful, good Lord, yours are the praises, the glory, the honor, and all blessing.
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- used to address a man: sir (gentlemen is used for the plural)
- Sì, signore. ― Yes, sir.
- No, signori. ― No, gentlemen.
- (by extension):
- mister (title of adult male)
- man (adult male)
- È venuto a cercarti un signore. ― A man came looking for you.
- gentleman (well-mannered man)
- affluent (one who is wealthy)
- lord, magnate (esp. as signore di ~)
Descendants
- → English: signor, signore
Adjective
signore (feminine signora, masculine plural signori, feminine plural signore)
- (archaic) rich, well-off, wealthy
- Synonyms: benestante, ricco
- (informal) great, exceptional, excellent
- Synonyms: eccellente, eccezionale, ottimo, pregevole
Further reading
- signore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
signore f
- plural of signora
See also
- Signor
- signora
- monsù
Anagrams
- insorge, risegno, risegnò, segnori