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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magnanimus, from magnus (“great”) + animus (“soul, mind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɲˈɲa.ni.mo/
- Rhymes: -animo
- Hyphenation: ma‧gnà‧ni‧mo
Adjective
magnanimo (feminine magnanima, masculine plural magnanimi, feminine plural magnanime)
- magnanimous, generous
Derived terms
Further reading
- magnanimo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
magnanimō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of magnanimus