or sono

See also: orsono

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /or ˈso.no/
  • Hyphenation: or‧só‧no

Adverb

or sono

  1. (old-fashioned) ago
    Tre anni or sono comprammo questa casa.
    Three years ago we bought this house.
    (literally, “It is (now) three years since we bought this house.”)
    Ho trovato quasi più giovani e certo più belle le signore ch'io conobbi or sono dodici anni a Bologna.
    The ladies I met twelve years ago in Bologna seemed to me almost younger and certainly more beautiful.
    (Ugo Foscolo)

Usage notes

  • Only used with the subject (the time period) in the plural; the singlular *or è is unidiomatic.

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.