signore

See also: Signore

English

Noun

signore

1. Alternative form of signor

Anagrams

• Reginos, eringos, ignores, ingoers, regions

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siɲˈɲo.re/

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• Rhymes: -ore
• Hyphenation: si‧gnó‧re

Etymology 1

From earlier segnore, from Latin seniōrem, accusative of senior, comparative form of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos. Doublet of sire.

Alternative forms

• segnore (archaic)

Noun

signore m (feminine signora, feminine plural signore)

1. (archaic) lord (ruler)
   • c. 1260s, Brunetto Latini, Il tesoretto [The Treasure], collected in Raccolta di rime antiche toscane: Volume primo, Palermo: Giuseppe Assenzio, published 1817, lines 1–3, page 9:

     Al valente Signore, ¶ Di cui non so migliore ¶ Sù la terra trovare

     To the valiant lord, of which I can find no better in the land

2. (archaic) master

   Synonym: padrone

3. (obsolete) Used to address a lover: beloved

   Synonym: amato

4. (often capitalized) Lord, God
   • c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico di Frate Sole [Canticle of the Sun]‎^[1], printed by the Biblioteca del Sacro Convento di San Francesco, page 2:

     Laudato ſi mi ſignore ᵱ ſora noſtra moꝛte coꝛᵱale, da la quale nullu hõ uiuẽte po ſkappare.

     Praised be you, my Lord, through our sister Bodily Death, from whose embrace no living person can escape.

5. Used to address a man: sir (gentlemen is used for the plural)

   Sì, signore ― Yes, sir

   No, signori ― No, gentlemen

6. (transferred sense):
   1. mister (title of adult male)
   2. man (adult male)

      È venuto a cercarti un signore ― A man came looking for you

   3. gentleman (well-mannered man)
   4. affluent (one who is wealthy)
7. lord, magnate {esp. as signore di ~)

Adjective

signore (feminine signora, masculine plural signori, feminine plural signore)

1. (archaic) rich, well-off, wealthy

   Synonyms: benestante, ricco

2. (familiar) great, exceptional, excellent

   Synonyms: eccellente, eccezionale, ottimo, pregevole

References

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

signore f

1. plural of signora
2. feminine plural of signore

See also

• Signor
• signora
• monsù

Anagrams

• insorge, risegno, risegnò, segnori