"principale" meaning in Italian

See principale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /prin.t͡ʃiˈpa.le/ Forms: principali [plural], principalissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -ale Etymology: From Latin principālis. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|principālis}} Latin principālis Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=principalissimo}} principale (plural principali, superlative principalissimo)
  1. main, principal
    Sense id: en-principale-it-adj-tZKN7a6b
  2. major, flagship
    Sense id: en-principale-it-adj-8dwTR9N7 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 0 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 73 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: principe (english: as an adjective) Derived forms: principalmente

Noun

IPA: /prin.t͡ʃiˈpa.le/ Forms: principali [plural]
Rhymes: -ale Etymology: From Latin principālis. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|principālis}} Latin principālis Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} principale m (plural principali)
  1. boss (person in charge) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-principale-it-noun-rkz1lrhA Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 8 39 52

Inflected forms

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