mafioso

See also: Mafioso

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

mafioso (plural mafiosos or mafiosi)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Mafioso
   • 1988 August 19, Neil Elliot, “Copping Out”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Ask any FBI man who's ever tried to harass a mafioso.

Danish

Etymology

From Italian mafioso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mafioːso/, [mɑfiˈoːso], [mafiˈoːso]

Noun

mafioso c (singular definite mafiosoen, plural indefinite mafiosoer)

1. Mafioso (member of the mafia)

Inflection

Declension of mafioso

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mafioso	mafiosoen	mafiosoer	mafiosoerne
genitive	mafiosos	mafiosoens	mafiosoers	mafiosoernes

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian mafioso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑfio(ː)so/, [ˈmɑ̝fiˌo̞(ː)s̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧fio‧so

Noun

mafioso

1. Mafioso (member of the mafia)
2. Mafia, Werewolf (social game)

Declension

Inflection of mafioso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		mafioso	mafiosot
genitive		mafioson	mafiosojen
partitive		mafiosoa	mafiosoja
illative		mafiosoon	mafiosoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mafioso	mafiosot
accusative	nom.	mafioso	mafiosot
	gen.	mafioson
genitive		mafioson	mafiosojen
partitive		mafiosoa	mafiosoja
inessive		mafiosossa	mafiosoissa
elative		mafiososta	mafiosoista
illative		mafiosoon	mafiosoihin
adessive		mafiosolla	mafiosoilla
ablative		mafiosolta	mafiosoilta
allative		mafiosolle	mafiosoille
essive		mafiosona	mafiosoina
translative		mafiosoksi	mafiosoiksi
abessive		mafiosotta	mafiosoitta
instructive		—	mafiosoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mafioso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mafiosoni mafiosoni accusative nom. mafiosoni mafiosoni gen. mafiosoni genitive mafiosoni mafiosojeni partitive mafiosoani mafiosojani inessive mafiosossani mafiosoissani elative mafiosostani mafiosoistani illative mafiosooni mafiosoihini adessive mafiosollani mafiosoillani ablative mafiosoltani mafiosoiltani allative mafiosolleni mafiosoilleni essive mafiosonani mafiosoinani translative mafiosokseni mafiosoikseni abessive mafiosottani mafiosoittani instructive — — comitative — mafiosoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mafiososi mafiososi accusative nom. mafiososi mafiososi gen. mafiososi genitive mafiososi mafiosojesi partitive mafiosoasi mafiosojasi inessive mafiosossasi mafiosoissasi elative mafiosostasi mafiosoistasi illative mafiosoosi mafiosoihisi adessive mafiosollasi mafiosoillasi ablative mafiosoltasi mafiosoiltasi allative mafiosollesi mafiosoillesi essive mafiosonasi mafiosoinasi translative mafiosoksesi mafiosoiksesi abessive mafiosottasi mafiosoittasi instructive — — comitative — mafiosoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mafiosomme mafiosomme accusative nom. mafiosomme mafiosomme gen. mafiosomme genitive mafiosomme mafiosojemme partitive mafiosoamme mafiosojamme inessive mafiosossamme mafiosoissamme elative mafiosostamme mafiosoistamme illative mafiosoomme mafiosoihimme adessive mafiosollamme mafiosoillamme ablative mafiosoltamme mafiosoiltamme allative mafiosollemme mafiosoillemme essive mafiosonamme mafiosoinamme translative mafiosoksemme mafiosoiksemme abessive mafiosottamme mafiosoittamme instructive — — comitative — mafiosoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mafiosonne mafiosonne accusative nom. mafiosonne mafiosonne gen. mafiosonne genitive mafiosonne mafiosojenne partitive mafiosoanne mafiosojanne inessive mafiosossanne mafiosoissanne elative mafiosostanne mafiosoistanne illative mafiosoonne mafiosoihinne adessive mafiosollanne mafiosoillanne ablative mafiosoltanne mafiosoiltanne allative mafiosollenne mafiosoillenne essive mafiosonanne mafiosoinanne translative mafiosoksenne mafiosoiksenne abessive mafiosottanne mafiosoittanne instructive — — comitative — mafiosoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mafiosonsa mafiosonsa accusative nom. mafiosonsa mafiosonsa gen. mafiosonsa genitive mafiosonsa mafiosojensa partitive mafiosoaan mafiosoansa mafiosojaan mafiosojansa inessive mafiosossaan mafiosossansa mafiosoissaan mafiosoissansa elative mafiosostaan mafiosostansa mafiosoistaan mafiosoistansa illative mafiosoonsa mafiosoihinsa adessive mafiosollaan mafiosollansa mafiosoillaan mafiosoillansa ablative mafiosoltaan mafiosoltansa mafiosoiltaan mafiosoiltansa allative mafiosolleen mafiosollensa mafiosoilleen mafiosoillensa essive mafiosonaan mafiosonansa mafiosoinaan mafiosoinansa translative mafiosokseen mafiosoksensa mafiosoikseen mafiosoiksensa abessive mafiosottaan mafiosottansa mafiosoittaan mafiosoittansa instructive — — comitative — mafiosoineen mafiosoinensa

Further reading

• “mafioso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.fjo.zo/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

mafioso m (plural mafiosos)

1. Mafioso

Further reading

• “mafioso”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mafioso.

Adjective

mafioso (feminine mafiosa, masculine plural mafiosos, feminine plural mafiosas)

1. of or pertaining to the mafia

Noun

mafioso m (plural mafiosos, feminine mafiosa, feminine plural mafiosas)

1. Mafioso

Related terms

• mafia

Italian

Etymology

From mafia +‎ -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈfjo.zo/, (traditional) /maˈfjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: ma‧fió‧so

Adjective

mafioso (feminine mafiosa, masculine plural mafiosi, feminine plural mafiose)

1. (relational) mafia, Mafia; Mafioso

Noun

mafioso m (plural mafiosi, feminine mafiosa)

1. a Mafioso, a member of the Mafia, a mobster
   • p. 1993, anonymous plaque under the Albero della Pace, via D'Amelio, Palermo

     Tu che vieni qui a contemplare ricordati che non tutti i siciliani siamo^[sic] mafiosi e non tutti i mafiosi sono siciliani.

     You who came here to contemplate remember that not all Sicilians are Mafiosi and not all Mafiosi are Sicilian.

2. (law) Anyone who is part of a criminal (mafia-like) association formed by three or more people (as established in the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure)
   1. (law, by extension, derogatory) Any Sicilian related to such activity
3. (by extension, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) a Sicilian

Usage notes

• The wording of Article 416-bis of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure does not leave much room for interpretation on the definition of what is considered "mafioso". The provision concludes that criminal offences not included in the term "mafia" and "mafioso" must be considered in the same criminal provision. This is why, in light of the prohibition of analogical criminal interpretation, the terms "mafia" and "mafioso" have not been considered as including criminal concepts linked to the "Camorra, the 'Ndrangheta and other associations, however locally named, including foreign ones"; which is why the legislator of 2010 deemed the addendum necessary, therefore considering, by abduction, the definition as a geographically and/or ethnically exculpatory one.

Derived terms

• mafiosamente
• mafiosità

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mafioso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.fiˈo.zu/ [ma.fɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /maˈfjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.fiˈo.zu/ [ma.fɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /maˈfjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.fiˈo.zo/ [ma.fɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /maˈfjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈfjo.zu/

Noun

mafioso m (plural mafiosos, feminine mafiosa, feminine plural mafiosas, metaphonic)

1. Mafioso; mobster (a member of the mafia)

Adjective

mafioso (feminine mafiosa, masculine plural mafiosos, feminine plural mafiosas, metaphonic)

1. (relational) mafia

Related terms

• máfia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mafioso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈfjoso/ [maˈfjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ma‧fio‧so

Adjective

mafioso (feminine mafiosa, masculine plural mafiosos, feminine plural mafiosas)

1. (relational) mafia

Noun

mafioso m (plural mafiosos, feminine mafiosa, feminine plural mafiosas)

1. Mafioso

Related terms

• mafia

 

Further reading

• “mafioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Noun

mafioso c

1. a Mafioso (member of the mafia)

Declension

Declension of mafioso

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mafioso	mafiosos
	definite	mafioson	mafiosons
plural	indefinite	mafiosos, mafiosi	mafiosos, mafiosins
	definite	mafiososen, mafiosina	mafiososens, mafiosinas

Related terms

• maffia

References

• mafioso in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mafioso in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)