monsignore

Italian

Etymology

From signore under influence from Middle French monseigneur.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

monsignore m (plural monsignori)

  1. monsignor

Swedish

Etymology

From Italian monsignore

Noun

monsignore c

  1. (Roman Catholicism) monsignor
    • 1877, Viktor Rydberg, “Blyertsanteckningar från Rom”, in Romerska dagar[1], Jos. Seligmanns & C:is förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 18 May 2025, page 166:
      [D]e skryta med att monsignore X eller Y [...] äro »gode vänner och bekante» med »den hederlige tiggaren» Z.
      They boast that Monsignor X or Y are "good friends and acquaintances" with "the honest beggar" Z.
    • 1885, Gunnar Wennerberg, “Minnen från drömmarnes verld III”, in Samlade skrifter IV. Smärre dikter[2], Jos. Seligmann & C:is förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 18 May 2025, page 245:
      Jag [...] fann mig snart i lifligt samtal med en [...] monsignore.
      I soon found myself in a lively conversation with a monsignor.

Declension

Declension of monsignore
nominative genitive
singular indefinite monsignore monsignores
definite monsignoren monsignorens
plural indefinite monsignorer monsignorers
definite monsignorerna monsignorernas

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