benvenuto

See also: Benvenuto and ben venuto

Italian

Alternative forms

• ben venuto (dated)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venūtus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, ben (“well”, apocopic form of bene) +‎ venuto (“come”, past participle of venire)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ben.veˈnu.to/, /ˌbɛn.veˈnu.to/

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• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: ben‧ve‧nù‧to

Adjective

benvenuto (feminine benvenuta, masculine plural benvenuti, feminine plural benvenute)

1. welcome

Derived terms

• Benvenuto

Interjection

benvenuto

1. welcome!

Noun

benvenuto m (plural benvenuti)

1. welcome (greeting)