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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin septem triōnēs (literally “the seven oxen”) or septentriō, septentriōnem which refers to one of the ancient names of the constellation of Ursa Major.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /set.tenˈtrjo.ne/, /set.ten.triˈo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: set‧ten‧trió‧ne, set‧ten‧tri‧ó‧ne
Noun
settentrione m (plural settentrioni)
- north
- Synonym: nord
- Antonyms: meridione, sud
1280s, Ricordano Malispini, “Come Nino signoreggiò tutto el mondo, et come Appollonio se edificare Fiesole [How Ninus ruled the whole world, and how Apollonius was able to build Fiesole]” (chapter 2), in Istoria antica, page 11; republished as Istoria antica di Ricordano Malespini gentil'uomo fiorentino dall'edificazione di Fiorenza insino all'anno MCCLXXXI, con l'aggiunta di Giachetto suo nipote dal detto anno per insino al 1286, Florence: Stamperia Giunti, 1568:La prima parte e la maggiore ſi e detta Aſsia […] e comincia dall’Oriẽte infino a Settentrione- [La prima parte e la maggiore si è detta Assia […] e comincia dall'oriente infino a settentrione]
- The first and largest part is called Asia, and it spans from the East to the North
- North (northern region)
- Synonym: nord
- Antonyms: meridione, sud
- il settentrione d'Italia ― the North of Italy; North Italy
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