Italian Word of the Day:

Dreams, those ethereal and enigmatic realms of our imagination, have captivated human minds for centuries. In the Italian language, the word for dream is sogno.

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It comes from the Latin word of the same meaning, somnium.

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It is closely related to the verb sognare meaning “to dream“, in addition to sognante (dreamy) and sognatore/sognatrice (dreamer).

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Sogno is also the first-person indicative form of sognare, so it can also mean “I dream“. For example, sogno di volare = I dream of flying.

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Italian Word of the Day:

"Sogno"

"Sogno"

Dreams, those ethereal and enigmatic realms of our imagination, have captivated human minds for centuries. In the Italian language, the word for dream is sogno.

The meaning of today's Italian word

It comes from the Latin word of the same meaning, somnium.

Origin of the Italian word of the day

It is closely related to the verb sognare meaning “to dream“, in addition to sognante (dreamy) and sognatore/sognatrice (dreamer).

The meaning of today's Italian word

Example sentence:

Ieri notte ho fatto un bel sogno.

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I had a good dream last night.

Sogno is also the first-person indicative form of sognare, so it can also mean “I dream“. For example, sogno di volare = I dream of flying.

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