arnese

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French hernois, herneis (battle equipment), likely a borrowing from an Old Norse *hernest, derived from herr (army) + nest (equipment).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /arˈne.ze/, (traditional) /arˈne.se/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ese
  • Hyphenation: ar‧né‧se

Noun

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arnese m (plural arnesi)

  1. (obsolete):
    1. armour/armor
      Synonym: armatura
  2. a part of an armour/armor
    1. weapon
      Synonym: arma
    2. fortress
      Synonyms: baluardo, fortezza
    3. way of dressing
      essere male in arnesebeing dressed poorly; by extension, being in a state of poverty (literally, “being bad in dressing”)
  3. tool, implement
  4. gadget

References

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  1. ^ arnese in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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

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