signore

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English

Alternative forms

signor

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian signore. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, sir, and sire.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siːnˈjɔreɪ/

Noun

signore (plural signores)

A courtesy title for Italian men.
- 1953, Jack Brooks, That's Amore:
  When you walk in a dream
  but you know you're not dreaming,
  Signore,
  scuzza me
  but you see,
  back in old Napoli,
  that's amore!

Related terms

monsignor

Anagrams

Reginos, eringos, ignores, ingoers, regions

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siɲˈɲo.re/
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Rhymes: -ore
Hyphenation: si‧gnó‧re

Etymology 1

From earlier segnore, from Latin seniōrem, comparative form of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos. Doublet of sire.

Alternative forms

segnore (archaic)
signor

Noun

signore m (masculine plural signori, feminine signora, feminine plural signore, diminutive signorìno, augmentative signoròtto or signoróne)

(archaic) lord (ruler)
- c. 1260s, Brunetto Latini, Il tesoretto [The Treasure], collected in Raccolta di rime antiche toscane: Volume primo, Palermo: Giuseppe Assenzio, published 1817, page 9, lines 1–3:
  Al valente Signore,
  Di cui non so migliore
  Sù la terra trovare
  To the valiant lord, of which I can find no better in the land
(archaic) master
Synonym: padrone
(obsolete) used to address a lover: beloved
Synonym: amato
(often capitalized) Lord, God
- c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature [Canticle of the Creatures]‎, page 1:
  Altissimu onnipotente bonsignore. tue so le laude la gloria elhonore et onne benedictione.
  Most High, all-powerful, good Lord, yours are the praises, the glory, the honor, and all blessing.
used to address a man: sir (gentlemen is used for the plural)
Sì, signore. ― Yes, sir.

No, signori. ― No, gentlemen.
(by extension):
1. mister (title of adult male)
2. man (adult male)
  È venuto a cercarti un signore. ― A man came looking for you.
3. gentleman (well-mannered man)
4. affluent (one who is wealthy)
lord, magnate (esp. as signore di ~)

Descendants

→ English: signore, signor

Adjective

signore (feminine signora, masculine plural signori, feminine plural signore)

(archaic) rich, well-off, wealthy
Synonyms: benestante, ricco
(informal) great, exceptional, excellent
Synonyms: eccellente, eccezionale, ottimo, pregevole

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

signore f

plural of signora

See also

Anagrams

insorge, risegno, risegnò, segnori

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