mezzanotte

Italian

Etymology

From mezza (“half; mid”) +‎ notte (“night”), or directly from Latin mediam noctem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɛd.d͡zaˈnɔt.te/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔtte
  • Hyphenation: mez‧za‧nòt‧te
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Noun

mezzanotte f (plural mezzenotti)

  1. midnight
    Antonyms: mezzogiorno m, mezzodì m, (obsolete) meriggio m
  2. (now rare) north
    Synonyms: nord m, settentrione m
    Antonyms: mezzogiorno m, sud m, meridione m

References

  1. ^ mezzanotte in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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