English

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

Latin magnificus, from verb magnificare, make great, from adjective magnus, great, (which goes back to Indo-European), plus ficare, from facere, do or make

Adjective

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

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

Verb

magnifico

1. first-person singular present of magnificare

Latin

Etymology

From magnificus ‎(“noble, august”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /maɡˈni.fi.koː/, [maŋˈnɪ.fɪ.koː]

Verb

magnificō ‎(present infinitive magnificāre, perfect active magnificāvī, supine magnificātum); first conjugation

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

Inflection

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “magnifico”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Spanish

Verb

magnifico

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