minestrone

English

Etymology

Directly from Italian minestrone, from minestra (“soup”, ultimately from Latin ministrō) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmɪnɪˈstɹəʊnɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɪnəˈstɹoʊni/
• Rhymes: -əʊni

Noun

minestrone (usually uncountable, plural minestrones)

1. Any of many thick Italian vegetable soups.

Translations

thick Italian vegetable soup

• Armenian: մինեստրոնե (minestrone)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 意大利雜菜湯／意大利杂菜汤 (Yìdàlì zácàitāng)

• Dutch: minestronesoep (nl) m or f, minestrone (nl) m or f
• Esperanto: minestrono
• Finnish: minestronekeitto
• French: minestrone (fr) m
• German: Minestrone (de) f, Minestra (de) f
• Greek: μινεστρόνε (el) f or n (minestróne)
• Hebrew: מינסטרונה (he) m (minestróne)
• Hungarian: minestrone (hu)
• Italian: minestrone (it) m
• Japanese: ミネストローネ (ja) (minesutorōne)
• Korean: 미네스트로네 (mineseuteurone)
• Russian: минестро́не (ru) n or m (minɛstrónɛ)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: минестро̑не m

  Roman: minestrȏne (sh) m

• Ukrainian: мінестро́не n (minestróne)

Anagrams

• intermeson, mentioners, rementions, rent monies, tominersen

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian minestrone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminestrone/, [ˈmine̞s̠tˌro̞ne̞]
• Rhymes: -one
• Syllabification^(key): mi‧nest‧ro‧ne

Noun

minestrone

1. Synonym of minestronekeitto (type of soup).

Declension

Inflection of minestrone (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		minestrone	minestronet
genitive		minestronen	minestronejen
partitive		minestronea	minestroneja
illative		minestroneen	minestroneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		minestrone	minestronet
accusative	nom.	minestrone	minestronet
	gen.	minestronen
genitive		minestronen	minestronejen minestronein rare
partitive		minestronea	minestroneja
inessive		minestronessa	minestroneissa
elative		minestronesta	minestroneista
illative		minestroneen	minestroneihin
adessive		minestronella	minestroneilla
ablative		minestronelta	minestroneilta
allative		minestronelle	minestroneille
essive		minestronena	minestroneina
translative		minestroneksi	minestroneiksi
abessive		minestronetta	minestroneitta
instructive		—	minestronein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of minestrone (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative minestroneni minestroneni accusative nom. minestroneni minestroneni gen. minestroneni genitive minestroneni minestronejeni minestroneini rare partitive minestroneani minestronejani inessive minestronessani minestroneissani elative minestronestani minestroneistani illative minestroneeni minestroneihini adessive minestronellani minestroneillani ablative minestroneltani minestroneiltani allative minestronelleni minestroneilleni essive minestronenani minestroneinani translative minestronekseni minestroneikseni abessive minestronettani minestroneittani instructive — — comitative — minestroneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative minestronesi minestronesi accusative nom. minestronesi minestronesi gen. minestronesi genitive minestronesi minestronejesi minestroneisi rare partitive minestroneasi minestronejasi inessive minestronessasi minestroneissasi elative minestronestasi minestroneistasi illative minestroneesi minestroneihisi adessive minestronellasi minestroneillasi ablative minestroneltasi minestroneiltasi allative minestronellesi minestroneillesi essive minestronenasi minestroneinasi translative minestroneksesi minestroneiksesi abessive minestronettasi minestroneittasi instructive — — comitative — minestroneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative minestronemme minestronemme accusative nom. minestronemme minestronemme gen. minestronemme genitive minestronemme minestronejemme minestroneimme rare partitive minestroneamme minestronejamme inessive minestronessamme minestroneissamme elative minestronestamme minestroneistamme illative minestroneemme minestroneihimme adessive minestronellamme minestroneillamme ablative minestroneltamme minestroneiltamme allative minestronellemme minestroneillemme essive minestronenamme minestroneinamme translative minestroneksemme minestroneiksemme abessive minestronettamme minestroneittamme instructive — — comitative — minestroneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative minestronenne minestronenne accusative nom. minestronenne minestronenne gen. minestronenne genitive minestronenne minestronejenne minestroneinne rare partitive minestroneanne minestronejanne inessive minestronessanne minestroneissanne elative minestronestanne minestroneistanne illative minestroneenne minestroneihinne adessive minestronellanne minestroneillanne ablative minestroneltanne minestroneiltanne allative minestronellenne minestroneillenne essive minestronenanne minestroneinanne translative minestroneksenne minestroneiksenne abessive minestronettanne minestroneittanne instructive — — comitative — minestroneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative minestronensa minestronensa accusative nom. minestronensa minestronensa gen. minestronensa genitive minestronensa minestronejensa minestroneinsa rare partitive minestroneaan minestroneansa minestronejaan minestronejansa inessive minestronessaan minestronessansa minestroneissaan minestroneissansa elative minestronestaan minestronestansa minestroneistaan minestroneistansa illative minestroneensa minestroneihinsa adessive minestronellaan minestronellansa minestroneillaan minestroneillansa ablative minestroneltaan minestroneltansa minestroneiltaan minestroneiltansa allative minestronelleen minestronellensa minestroneilleen minestroneillensa essive minestronenaan minestronenansa minestroneinaan minestroneinansa translative minestronekseen minestroneksensa minestroneikseen minestroneiksensa abessive minestronettaan minestronettansa minestroneittaan minestroneittansa instructive — — comitative — minestroneineen minestroneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• minestronekeitto

 

Further reading

• “minestrone”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

Directly from Italian minestrone, from minestra (“soup”, ultimately from Latin ministrō) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.nɛs.tʁɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

Noun

minestrone m (countable and uncountable, plural minestrones)

1. minestrone (thick Italian vegetable soup)

Further reading

• “minestrone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ensimeront

Italian

Etymology

From minestra (“soup”, ultimately from Latin ministrō) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.neˈstro.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧stró‧ne

Noun

minestrone m (plural minestroni)

1. Augmentative of minestra
2. (usually uncountable) minestrone (thick Italian vegetable soup)
3. (figuratively, informal) confusion, jumble, mix-up, mixture

Further reading

• minestrone in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• minestrone in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• minestrone in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• minestróne in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• minestróne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

Directly from Italian minestrone, from minestra (“soup”, ultimately from Latin ministrō) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /minesˈtɾone/ [mi.nesˈt̪ɾo.ne]
• Rhymes: -one
• Syllabification: mi‧nes‧tro‧ne

Noun

minestrone f (plural minestrones)

1. (usually uncountable) minestrone (thick Italian vegetable soup)

Further reading

• “minestrone”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014