unicorne

Italian

Adjective

unicorne

feminine plural of unicorno

Anagrams

uncinerò

Latin

Noun

ūnicorne

ablative singular of ūnicornis

Middle English

Alternative forms

unycorne, unycorn, unicorn, unikorn

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman unicorne, from Latin ūnicornis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiu̯nikɔrn(ə)/

Noun

unicorne (plural unicornes)

unicorn (mythical one-horned horse)
Any one-horned beast (e.g. a rhinoceros)
(figuratively) anger, rage, fury, especially that of God.
(heraldry, rare) A heraldic unicorn.

Descendants

English: unicorn
Scots: unicorn

References

“ūnicorn(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-2.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin ūnicornis.

Noun

unicorne m (oblique plural unicornes, nominative singular unicornes, nominative plural unicorne)

unicorn (mythical beast)

Descendants

Anglo-Norman: unicorne
- Middle English: unicorne
  - English: unicorn
French: licorne

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