magnificat

== Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin magnificat, 3rd-person present active indicative of magnificō (“to praise, glorify”). The familiar sense comes from a jocular influence from magnare, variant of mangiare (“to eat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maɲˈɲi.fi.kat/ Rhymes: -ifikat Hyphenation: ma‧gnì‧fi‧cat === Noun === magnificat m (invariable) (Catholicism) Magnificat (liturgical canticle) (informal) eating (act of eating) Synonym: mangiare ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === magnificat in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Verb === magnificat third-person singular present active indicative of magnificō