igneo

See also: ígneo

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ígneo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɡneo/, [iɣ̞.ne̞.o̞]

Adjective

igneo (not comparable)

1. (geology) igneous

Declension

Declension of igneo (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		igneo	igneoa	igneoak
ergative		igneok	igneoak	igneoek
dative		igneori	igneoari	igneoei
genitive		igneoren	igneoaren	igneoen
comitative		igneorekin	igneoarekin	igneoekin
causative		igneorengatik	igneoarengatik	igneoengatik
benefactive		igneorentzat	igneoarentzat	igneoentzat
instrumental		igneoz	igneoaz	igneoez
inessive	anim	igneorengan	igneoarengan	igneoengan
	inan	igneotan	igneoan	igneoetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	igneotako	igneoko	igneoetako
allative	anim	igneorengana	igneoarengana	igneoengana
	inan	igneotara	igneora	igneoetara
terminative	anim	igneorenganaino	igneoarenganaino	igneoenganaino
	inan	igneotaraino	igneoraino	igneoetaraino
directive	anim	igneorenganantz	igneoarenganantz	igneoenganantz
	inan	igneotarantz	igneorantz	igneoetarantz
destinative	anim	igneorenganako	igneoarenganako	igneoenganako
	inan	igneotarako	igneorako	igneoetarako
ablative	anim	igneorengandik	igneoarengandik	igneoengandik
	inan	igneotatik	igneotik	igneoetatik
partitive		igneorik	—	—
prolative		igneotzat	—	—

Further reading

• “igneo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Italian

Etymology

From Latin igneus. By surface analysis, igne (“fire”) +‎ -eo (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiɲ.ɲe.o/
• Rhymes: -iɲɲeo
• Hyphenation: ì‧gne‧o

Adjective

igneo (feminine ignea, masculine plural ignei, feminine plural ignee)

1. (literary, archaic) of fire; fiery

   Synonyms: ardente, fiammeggiante, infiammato, infuocato

   • 1807, Ugo Foscolo, Dei Sepolcri‎^[1], Molini, Landi e comp., published 1809, page 11:

     […] Balenar d'elmi e di cozzanti brandi, ¶ Fumar le pire igneo vapor, corrusche […]

     […] The glistening of helms and clashing swords, ¶ The pyres smoking fiery steam, sparking […]

2. (archaic, by extension) very hot; scorching

   Synonyms: infuocato, rovente

   • 1887, Giosuè Carducci, “Davanti una cattedrale”, in Rime nuove, volume III:

     […] Ignea ne l'aria immota ¶ l'estate immensa sta.

     […] Scorching in the motionless air ¶ the vast summer stands.

3. (archaic, figurative) fervid, passionate, impetuous

   Synonyms: ardente, bruciante, focoso, impetuoso, veemente

4. (geology) igneous (of rocks)

   Synonym: magmatico

Anagrams

• -gione, Iengo, genio, niego

Latin

Adjective

igneō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of igneus