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English

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Etymology

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From Latin.

Noun

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insigne (plural insignia)

  1. (dated) An insignia.
    • 1985, The Baker Street Journal, volume 35/36, page 165:
      Elizabeth will give this work of art her regal scrutiny (and, no doubt, a trial run) before granting her imprimatur for the embroidering in gold thread of the royal insigne: er.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French insigne, from Latin īnsīgne.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɪnˈsɪn.jə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧sig‧ne

Noun

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insigne n (plural insignes)

  1. an insignia, a badge

French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin īnsignis.

Adjective

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insigne (plural insignes)

  1. (literary) remarkable, distinguished

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin īnsigne, nominalised neuter of insignis. Doublet of enseigne.

Noun

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insigne m (plural insignes)

  1. a badge
Descendants
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  • Dutch: insigne

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin īnsīgnis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈsiɲ.ɲe/
  • Rhymes: -iɲɲe
  • Hyphenation: in‧sì‧gne

Adjective

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insigne (plural insigni)

  1. great, distinguished, renowned
    Synonyms: grande, celebre, rinomato

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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A nominalization of the neuter nominative case form of īnsignis (marked, distinguished).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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insigne

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative neuter singular of insignis

Noun

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īnsigne n (genitive īnsignis); third declension

  1. a distinguishing mark, emblem, badge
  2. an ensign, an honour, a badge of honour
  3. a coat of arms

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

singular plural
nominative īnsigne īnsignia
genitive īnsignis īnsignium
dative īnsignī īnsignibus
accusative īnsigne īnsignia
ablative īnsignī īnsignibus
vocative īnsigne īnsignia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • insigne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • insigne”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • insigne in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • insigne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • insigne”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • insigne”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin īnsignis.

Adjective

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insigne m or f (masculine and feminine plural insignes)

  1. distinguished, illustrious
    Synonyms: célebre, ilustre, referente
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Pero debemos decir que esto y otras cosas municipales de que habló el insigne Amarillo, como el acuerdo recién tomado por el Ayuntamiento de llamar en lo sucesivo plaza de Lantigua a la plazoleta de la Charca, y colocar una corona en el sepulcro que se estaba labrando al Sr. D. Juan, no fueron sino pretextos que el alcalde tomaba para hablar de un asunto de vivísimo interés para él.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2013, Raúl D. Montoya, La Herencia De El Encanto:
      el insigne abogado podía haberse lucido en los altos círculos de la sociedad xalapeña
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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