magnificat

See also: Magnificat

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin magnificat, 3^rd-person present active indicative of magnificō (“to praise, glorify”). The familiar sense comes from a jocular influence from magnare, variant of mangiare (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɲˈɲi.fi.kat/
• Rhymes: -ifikat
• Hyphenation: ma‧gnì‧fi‧cat

Noun

magnificat m (invariable)

1. (Catholicism) Magnificat (liturgical canticle)
2. (informal) eating (act of eating)

   Synonym: mangiare

Related terms

• magnificare
• magniloquent

 

Further reading

• magnificat in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Verb

magnificat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of magnificō