immagine

Italian

Etymology

From Latin imāginem (“image, imitation”), from Proto-Italic *imā (“copy”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“copy”). Doublet of imago, and also the now-archaic mania.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /imˈma.d͡ʒi.ne/
  • Rhymes: -adʒine
  • Hyphenation: im‧mà‧gi‧ne
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Noun

immagine f (plural immagini, diminutive immaginina or immaginétta, pejorative immaginùccia)

  1. image
  2. imago (insect)

Further reading
  • immagine in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • immagine in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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