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 m, alternative plural corna f)

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

   le corna della capra ― goat's horns

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)
5. A horn-shaped amulet worn to ward off evil.

Usage notes

The feminine plural corna is used only in the zoological meaning of the term as an alternative form of corni.

corni di pecora (“goat's horns”)

corna di pecora (“goat's horns”)

For other meanings use the masculine plural corni.

corni francesi (“french horns”)

corni inglesi (“cors anglais; english horns”)

Derived terms

• 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

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkorno/

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)