monsù
See also: monsu
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Sense 2 is Piedmontese monsù, while sense 3 is Neapolitan and Sicilian, all ultimately from French monsieur. Doublet of monsignore and messere.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monsù m (invariable)
- (literary) A title given to foreign (especially French) artists or high-ranking men during the 17th and 18th century.
- (northern Italy, chiefly Piedmont) mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man)
- (Naples and Sicily, now historical, often capitalized) A title given to chefs, usually of French origin.
Further reading edit
- (sense 3): Monzù on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Piedmontese edit
Etymology edit
From French monsieur, from mon (“my”, from Middle French mon, from Old French mun, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, nominative neuter singular of meus) + sieur (“sir”, from the oblique case of Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior (“older, elder”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monsù m (plural monsù)