cognome

cognome

Italian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin cognomen.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /koɲˈɲo.me/, /koɲˈɲɔ.me/[1]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ome, -ɔme
    • Hyphenation: co‧gnó‧me, co‧gnò‧me

    Noun

    cognome m (plural cognomi)

    1. surname, cognomen

    Descendants

    • Cimbrian: konjåm

    See also

    References

    1. ^ cognome in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin cognomen, based on Portuguese nome.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈɡno.mɨ/ [kuˈɣno.mɨ], /kɔˈɡno.mɨ/ [kɔˈɣno.mɨ]

    Noun

    cognome m (plural cognomes)

    1. cognomen; moniker (nickname or epithet by which someone is identified)
      Synonym: alcunha
    2. cognomen (third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome)

    Further reading