1726, from Italian cicerone (surface analysis cicero + -one (augmentative)), from Latin Cicerōnem, form of Cicerō, agnomen of Marcus Tullius Cicero), the Roman orator, from cicer (“chickpea”) from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiker- (“pea”). Possibly humorous reference to loquaciousness of guides.
cicerone (plural cicerones or ciceroni)
cicerone (third-person singular simple present cicerones, present participle ciceroning, simple past and past participle ciceroned)
Borrowed from Spanish cicerone, from Italian cicerone.
cicerone anim
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | cicerone | ciceronea | ciceroneak |
ergative | ciceronek | ciceroneak | ciceroneek |
dative | ciceroneri | ciceroneari | ciceroneei |
genitive | ciceroneren | ciceronearen | ciceroneen |
comitative | ciceronerekin | ciceronearekin | ciceroneekin |
causative | ciceronerengatik | ciceronearengatik | ciceroneengatik |
benefactive | ciceronerentzat | ciceronearentzat | ciceroneentzat |
instrumental | ciceronez | ciceroneaz | ciceroneez |
inessive | ciceronerengan | ciceronearengan | ciceroneengan |
locative | — | — | — |
allative | ciceronerengana | ciceronearengana | ciceroneengana |
terminative | ciceronerenganaino | ciceronearenganaino | ciceroneenganaino |
directive | ciceronerenganantz | ciceronearenganantz | ciceroneenganantz |
destinative | ciceronerenganako | ciceronearenganako | ciceroneenganako |
ablative | ciceronerengandik | ciceronearengandik | ciceroneengandik |
partitive | ciceronerik | — | — |
prolative | ciceronetzat | — | — |
1775, from Spanish cicerone, from Italian cicerone, named after Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.
cicerone m or f (plural cicerones)
From Latin Cicerōnem, form of Cicerō, agnomen of Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman orator, from cicer (“chickpea”), a reference to his warts, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiker- (“pea”). By surface analysis, Latin Cicero + -one (agentive suffix).
cicerone m (plural ciceroni)
From Italian cicerone, named after Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.
cicerone m or f by sense (plural cicerones)
Borrowed from Italian cicerone or French cicérone.
cicerone m (plural ciceroni)
singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | cicerone | ciceroneul | ciceroni | ciceronii | |
genitive-dative | cicerone | ciceroneului | ciceroni | ciceronilor | |
vocative | ciceroneule | ciceronilor |
Borrowed from Italian cicerone.
cicerone m or f by sense (plural cicerones)