Skip to content

settentrione

north

noun set-ten-TRYO-neh Rare
Travel & Places Directions

Origin: From Latin septentrio (the seven plough-oxen stars of the Great Bear, i.e. north).

Usage Note

Settentrione is a literary and formal synonym for nord (north). It is masculine and appears frequently in historical and geographical texts referring to northern Italy or northern Europe. The adjective form is settentrionale (northern), which is much more common in everyday formal usage than the noun itself.

Examples

"Molti emigrarono dal sud al settentrione."

Natural Translation

Many emigrated from the south to the north.

Explore Italian by topic