truono

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tonus, (probably through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *tronus, with confluence from tonitrus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrwɔ.no/
• Rhymes: -ɔno
• Hyphenation: truò‧no

Noun

truono m (plural truoni)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of tuono
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto IV, p. 52, vv. 1-3:

     Ruppemi l'alto sonno ne la testa ¶ un greve truono, sì ch'io mi riscossi ¶ come persona ch'è per forza desta; [...]

     Broke the deep lethargy within my head ¶ a heavy thunder, so that I upstarted ¶ like to a person who by force is wakened; [...]

See also

• trono