Italian

Noun

orno m ‎(plural orni)

1. manna ash (tree, Fraxinus ornus)

Synonyms

• orniello, frassino da manna, albero della manna

Verb

orno

1. first-person singular present indicative of ornare

Anagrams

• onor

Latin

Etymology

For *ordnō, from ordō. Doublet of ordinō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoːr.noː/

Verb

ōrnō ‎(present infinitive ōrnāre, perfect active ōrnāvī, supine ōrnātum); first conjugation

1. I furnish, equip, prepare.
2. I adorn, ornament, decorate.
3. (figuratively) I honor, commend, praise.

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: ornate
• French: orner
• Italian: ornare
• Portuguese: ornar
• Spanish: ornar

References

• orno in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• orno in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “orno”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to do any one a service or kindness: beneficio aliquem afficere, ornare
    
  • to praise, extol, commend a person: eximia laude ornare aliquem
    
  • to honour, show respect for, a person: aliquem honore afficere, augere, ornare, prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
    
  • to celebrate some one's exploits in song: alicuius res gestas versibus ornare, celebrare
    
  • to embellish a narrative: dicendo ornare aliquid
    
  • to add rhetorical, dramatic embellishments to a subject: rhetorice, tragice ornare aliquid (Brut. 11. 43)
    
  • to prepare, give a feast, dinner: convivium instruere, apparare, ornare (magnifice, splendide)
    
  • to equip a boat, a fleet: navem (classem) armare, ornare, instruere
    
  • (ambiguous) the star-lit sky; the firmament: caelum astris distinctum et ornatum
    
  • (ambiguous) to be in the enjoyment of a large fortune: fortunis maximis ornatum esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to afford matter for elaboration, embellishment: materiem ad ornatum praebere
    
  • (ambiguous) to be virtuous: virtute praeditum, ornatum esse (opp. vitiis obrutum esse)
    
• Andrew L. Sihler (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press

Portuguese

Verb

orno

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of ornar

Spanish

Verb

orno

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ornar.