sogno
See also: sognò
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsoɲ.ɲo/, [ˈs̪oɲɲo]
- Rhymes: -oɲɲo
- Stress: sógno
- Hyphenation: so‧gno
Etymology 1
From Latin somnium (“dream”), derived from somnus (“sleep”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.
Noun
sogno m (plural sogni)
- dream
- Synonym: sonno (obsolete, poetic)
- Antonym: realtà
- (figuratively) castle in the air, daydream, pipe dream
- Synonyms: chimera, fantasticheria, illusione
- (figuratively, by extension) hope, wish
- Synonyms: aspirazione, desiderio, speranza
- (figuratively, by extension) That which is marvelous, wonderful.
- Synonyms: meraviglia, splendore
- Antonyms: schifezza, schifo
Related terms
→
- da sogno
- sognaccio
- sogni d'oro! (“sweet dreams!”)
- sonno (“sleep, slumber”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
sogno
- first-person singular present indicative of sognare.