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): /siˈɲo.re/, [s̪iɲˈɲoːr̺e]

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

1. lord, gentleman
2. (used to address a man) sir (gentlemen is used for the plural)

   Sì, signore ― Yes, sir

   No, signori ― No, gentlemen

3. (often capitalized) Lord, God
   • c. 13th century, 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.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

signore f

1. plural of signora
2. feminine plural of signore

See also

• Signor
• signora
• monsù

Anagrams

• insorge, risegno, risegnò, segnori