insigne

== English == === Etymology === From Latin. === Noun === insigne (plural insignia) (dated) An insignia. === Anagrams === ingines, seining == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French insigne, from Latin īnsīgne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪnˈsɪn.jə/ Hyphenation: in‧sig‧ne === Noun === insigne n (plural insignes, no diminutive) an insignia, a badge == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.siɲ/ Rhymes: -iɲ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin īnsignis. ==== Adjective ==== insigne (plural insignes) (literary) remarkable, distinguished === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin īnsigne, nominalised neuter of insignis. Doublet of enseigne. ==== Noun ==== insigne m (plural insignes) a badge ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: insigne === Further reading === “insigne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin īnsīgnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈsiɲ.ɲe/ Rhymes: -iɲɲe Hyphenation: in‧sì‧gne === Adjective === insigne m or f by sense (plural insigni) great, distinguished, renowned Synonyms: grande, celebre, rinomato === Further reading === insigne in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === insegni == Latin == === Etymology === A nominalization of the neuter nominative case form of īnsignis (“marked, distinguished”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ĩːˈsɪŋ.nɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [inˈsiɲ.ɲe] === Adjective === insigne nominative/vocative/accusative neuter singular of insignis === Noun === īnsigne n (genitive īnsignis); third declension a distinguishing mark, emblem, badge an ensign, an honour, a badge of honour a coat of arms ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem). ==== Derived terms ==== īnsigniārius (“a keeper of insignia”, noun) ==== Descendants ==== Latin: īnsignia Italian: insegna Old French: Middle French: ansaingne, anseigne, ansigne, einseingne, ensagne, ensaigne, ensaingne, ensegne, enseigne, enseingne, ensengne, ensenhe, ensigne, ensseigne French: enseigne → Middle English: ensaigne, ensigne, thensigne, thensygne, þensygne English: ensign Spanish: enseña (inherited or a semi-learned borrowing) → Catalan: insígnia → English: insignia → Galician: insignia → Middle English: insignys pl → Portuguese: insígnia → Spanish: insignia → English: insigne → French: insigne→ Dutch: insigne === References === “insigne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “insigne”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "insigne", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “insigne”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “insigne”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “insigne”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin īnsignis. === Adjective === insigne m or f (masculine and feminine plural insignes) distinguished, illustrious Synonyms: célebre, ilustre, referente === Further reading === “insigne”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025