corno

See also: Corno and cornò

Catalan

Verb

corno

1. first-person singular present indicative form of cornar

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin cornum, accusative case form of cornū, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.no/, [ˈkɔr̺n̺o]
• Rhymes: -ɔrno
• Stress: còrno
• Hyphenation: cor‧no

Noun

corno m (plural corni, alternative plural corna f)

1. (zoology) horn, antler (of an animal)

   le corna della capra ― goat's horn

2. (music) horn

   i corni da caccia ― hunting horns

3. (geography) horn (peninsula or crescent-shaped tract of land)

   il Corno d'Africa ― horn of Africa

4. horn (material, or object made of material)

Derived terms

Terms derived from corno

• corno da caccia (“hunting horn”)
• Corno d'Africa (“Horn of Africa”)

• corno da scarpe (“shoehorn”)
• corno inglese (“cor anglais”)

• dire peste e corna (“to backbite”)
• cornare

• cornetto
• fare le corna

Related terms

Terms related to corno

• cornea

• cornucopia

• cornuto

Anagrams

• Crono, crono, ronco

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Latin

Noun

cornō

1. dative singular of cornus
2. ablative singular of cornus

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Portuguese

cornos

Etymology

From Latin cornū, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾnu/

Noun

corno m (plural cornos)

1. horn (growth on the heads of certain animals)

   Synonyms: haste, chifre

2. (vulgar) cuckold

   Synonym: cornudo

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin cornus.

Noun

corno m (plural cornos)

1. cornel

Related terms

• cornejo

Etymology 2

From Latin cornū

Noun

corno m (plural cornos)

1. The horn (musical instrument)