"maggiore" meaning in Italian

See maggiore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /madˈd͡ʒo.re/ Forms: maggiori [plural], of grande [comparative], maiore [alternative]
Rhymes: -ore Etymology: From Latin maiōrem /majjoːrɛ̃/, accusative case of maior, from Proto-Italic *magjōs, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂yós, from *méǵh₂s (“big”, “great”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|maiōrem}} Latin maiōrem, {{der|it|itc-pro|*magjōs}} Proto-Italic *magjōs, {{der|it|ine-pro|*m̥ǵh₂yós}} Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂yós Head templates: {{it-adj}} maggiore (plural maggiori)
  1. bigger, greater
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-adj-YPR7gLpm Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 4 34 1 1 8 1 1 5 1
  2. biggest, greatest
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-adj-R0zH2oyD Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 4 34 1 1 8 1 1 5 1
  3. longer, longest
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-adj-7uH0ar8Z Categories (other): Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 6 1 12 1 1 1 1 7 1 34 32
  4. larger, largest
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-adj-VV7A-DxC Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 4 34 1 1 8 1 1 5 1
  5. most important
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-adj-dZ4Mp6t4
  6. major
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-adj-ZVimozed
  7. greater than
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-adj-95JlLAb~
  8. older, oldest
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-adj-6KkNxz76
  9. most of
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-adj-kcsDC0bD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maggiormente

Noun

IPA: /madˈd͡ʒo.re/ Forms: maggiori [plural], maiore [alternative]
Rhymes: -ore Etymology: From Latin maiōrem /majjoːrɛ̃/, accusative case of maior, from Proto-Italic *magjōs, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂yós, from *méǵh₂s (“big”, “great”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|maiōrem}} Latin maiōrem, {{der|it|itc-pro|*magjōs}} Proto-Italic *magjōs, {{der|it|ine-pro|*m̥ǵh₂yós}} Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂yós Head templates: {{it-noun|mfbysense}} maggiore m or f by sense (plural maggiori)
  1. oldest, elder Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-noun-cahqNDSN Categories (other): Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 6 1 12 1 1 1 1 7 1 34 32
  2. (military) major Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Military ranks
    Sense id: en-maggiore-it-noun-ZVimozed Categories (other): Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 6 1 12 1 1 1 1 7 1 34 32 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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