arnese

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French hernois, herneis (“battle equipment”), likely a borrowing from an Old Norse *hernest, derived from herr (“army”) + nest (“equipment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈne.ze/
• Hyphenation: ar‧né‧se

Noun

arnese m (plural arnesi)

1. (obsolete):
   1. armour

      Synonym: armatura

   2. A part of an armour.
   3. weapon

      Synonym: arma

   4. fortress

      Synonyms: baluardo, fortezza

   5. way of dressing

      essere male in arnese ― being dressed poorly; by extension, being in a state of poverty (literally, “being bad in dressing”)

2. tool, implement
3. gadget

Anagrams

• serena

References

• arnese in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana