insigne

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English

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

insigne (plural insignia)

  1. (dated) An insignia.
    • 1985, The Baker Street Journal, volume 35/36, page 165:
      Elizabeth will give this work of art her regal scrutiny (and, no doubt, a trial run) before granting her imprimatur for the embroidering in gold thread of the royal insigne: er.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French insigne, from Latin īnsīgne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪnˈsɪn.jə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧sig‧ne

Noun

insigne n (plural insignes)

  1. an insignia, a badge

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin īnsignis.

Adjective

insigne (plural insignes)

  1. (literary) remarkable, distinguished

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin īnsigne, nominalised neuter of insignis. Doublet of enseigne.

Noun

insigne m (plural insignes)

  1. a badge
Descendants
  • Dutch: insigne

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnsīgnis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈsiɲ.ɲe/
  • Rhymes: -iɲɲe
  • Hyphenation: in‧sì‧gne

Adjective

insigne (plural insigni)

  1. great, distinguished, renowned
    Synonyms: grande, celebre, rinomato

Further reading

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

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Latin

Etymology

A nominalization of the neuter nominative case form of īnsignis (marked, distinguished).

Pronunciation

Adjective

insigne

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative neuter singular of insignis

Noun

īnsigne n (genitive īnsignis); third declension

  1. a distinguishing mark, emblem, badge
  2. an ensign, an honour, a badge of honour
  3. a coat of arms

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

singular plural
nominative īnsigne īnsignia
genitive īnsignis īnsignium
dative īnsignī īnsignibus
accusative īnsigne īnsignia
ablative īnsignī īnsignibus
vocative īnsigne īnsignia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • insigne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • insigne”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • insigne in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • insigne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • insigne”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • insigne”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnsignis.

Adjective

insigne m or f (masculine and feminine plural insignes)

  1. distinguished, illustrious
    Synonyms: célebre, ilustre, referente
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Pero debemos decir que esto y otras cosas municipales de que habló el insigne Amarillo, como el acuerdo recién tomado por el Ayuntamiento de llamar en lo sucesivo plaza de Lantigua a la plazoleta de la Charca, y colocar una corona en el sepulcro que se estaba labrando al Sr. D. Juan, no fueron sino pretextos que el alcalde tomaba para hablar de un asunto de vivísimo interés para él.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2013, Raúl D. Montoya, La Herencia De El Encanto:
      el insigne abogado podía haberse lucido en los altos círculos de la sociedad xalapeña
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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