bianco
See also: Bianco
Istriot edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish. Compare Italian bianco, Dalmatian blanc.
Adjective edit
bianco
- white
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:
- Caro, cun quil visito bianco e russo.
- Dear, with that little white and red face.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus. Doublet of blanco, a borrowing from Spanish.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bianco (feminine bianca, masculine plural bianchi, feminine plural bianche, superlative bianchissimo, diminutive biancolìno or (rare) bianchétto or (rare) bianchìno or (rare) biancùccio, augmentative (rare) biancóne, pejorative biancàccio)
Descendants edit
Noun edit
bianco m (plural bianchi)
Noun edit
bianco m (plural bianchi, feminine bianca)
- white man, white person
Derived terms edit
See also edit
| bianco | argento; grigio | nero |
| rosso; cremisi | arancione; marrone; bronzo | giallo; oro; crema |
| verde chiaro; limetta | verde | verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro |
| ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè | azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro | blu; blu scuro |
| violetto; indaco | magenta; viola | rosa; fucsia; porpora |
Anagrams edit
Venetian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Venetian blanco,[1] from Early Medieval Latin blancus.
Adjective edit
bianco (feminine singular bianca, masculine plural bianchi, feminine plural bianche)
Descendants edit
- →? Dalmatian: blanc
References edit
- ^ Ferguson, Ronnie. 2007. A linguistic history of Venice. Florence: Olschki. Page 224.