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English

Etymology

From Italian magnifico.

Noun

magnifico (plural magnificos or magnificoes)

1. (obsolete) A grandee or nobleman of Venice.
   • 1603, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice, I. ii. 12:

     For be assured of this, / That the Magnifico is much beloved,

2. (obsolete) A rector of a German university.

Translations

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin magnificus.

Adjective

magnifico (feminine magnifica, masculine plural magnifici, feminine plural magnifiche)

1. magnificent
2. marvellous, wonderful
3. gorgeous, superb
4. generous

Derived terms

• magnificamente

Related terms

• magnificente

Etymology 2

Verb

magnifico

1. first-person singular present of magnificare

Further reading

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

Latin

Etymology

From magnificus (“noble, august”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ma??ni.fi.ko?/, [mä??n?f?ko?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma???i.fi.ko/, [m????i?fik?]

Verb

magnific? (present infinitive magnific?re, perfect active magnific?v?, supine magnific?tum); first conjugation

1. I prize, esteem highly.
2. I praise, glorify, or extol.

Conjugation

Related terms

Descendants

• English: magnify
• French: magnifier
• Italian: magnificare

References

• magnifico in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• magnifico in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• magnifico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Verb

magnifico

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of magnificar

Spanish

Verb

magnifico

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of magnificar.