adorno

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See also: Adorno, adornó, adornò, and adôrno

English

Noun

adorno (plural adornos)

  1. A clay ornament attached to a piece of pottery, usually at the rim.
    • 1999, Clarence Bloomfield Moore, Jeffrey M. Mitchem, The West and Central Florida Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore, page 25:
      Willey (1949:324) suggested that this mound probably dates to late Weeden Island times, though the bird head rim adorno (Luer 1992a:54, Figure Id; Moore 1903:Figure 63) might indicate a Safety Harbor component.

Catalan

Verb

adorno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of adornar

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish adorno.

Noun

adórno

  1. adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornamentation

Verb

adórno

  1. to adorn, decorate, embellish, or ornament

Italian

Etymology 1

Unsuffixed past participle of adornare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdor.no/
  • Rhymes: -orno
  • Hyphenation: a‧dór‧no

Adjective

adorno (feminine adorna, masculine plural adorni, feminine plural adorne)

  1. adorned (with)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdor.no/
  • Rhymes: -orno
  • Hyphenation: a‧dór‧no

Verb

adorno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of adornare

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

adorno m (plural adorni)

  1. (Calabria) honey buzzard
    Synonym: pecchiaiolo

References

  1. ^ adorno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From ad- +‎ ōrnō (furnish, equip).

Pronunciation

Verb

adōrnō (present infinitive adōrnāre, perfect active adōrnāvī, supine adōrnātum); first conjugation

  1. to get ready, furnish, equip, provide, fit out
    Synonyms: apparō, īnstruō, compōnō, suppleō, comparō, praebeō, accingō, exōrnō, ōrnō, suggerō, parō
  2. to decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish
    Synonyms: ōrnō, exōrnō, decorō, distinguō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from adornar.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧dor‧no

Noun

adorno m (plural adornos)

  1. adornment; decoration
    Synonyms: alfaia, decoração, enfeite, ornamentação, ornamento
    A árvore de natal estava cheia de adornos.
    The Christmas tree was full of decorations.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧dor‧no

Verb

adorno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of adornar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdoɾno/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾno
  • Syllabification: a‧dor‧no

Etymology 1

Deverbal from adornar (to adorn).

Noun

adorno m (plural adornos)

  1. decoration, adornment, ornament
    Synonym: decoración
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

adorno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of adornar

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adorno (adornment).

Pronunciation

Noun

adorno (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜓ)

  1. adornment; decoration
    Synonyms: palamuti, dekorasyon, gayak

Derived terms

Further reading

  • adorno”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 13