maggiore

See also: Maggiore

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian

Adjective

maggiore (not comparable)

1. (music) major

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Italian

Alternative forms

• maiore (archaic, regional)

Etymology

From Latin maiōrem /majjoːrɛ̃/, accusative case of maior, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Italic *magjōs, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂yós, from *méǵh₂s (“big”, “great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈd͡ːʒore/, [mädˈd͡ʒo̞ːr̺e]
• Hyphenation: mag‧gio‧re
• Rhymes: -ore

Adjective

(comparative of grande)

1. bigger, greater
2. biggest, greatest
3. longer, longest
4. larger, largest
5. most important
6. major
7. greater than
8. older, oldest
9. most of

Usage notes

• The apocopic form maggior can optionally be used before singular nouns.

Noun

maggiore m or f (plural maggiori)

1. oldest, elder
2. major (military)

Anagrams

• amoreggi
• armeggio, armeggiò
• ormeggia
• reggiamo