Mezzogiornon.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtsəʊˈdʒ(iː)ɔːnəʊ/,

/ˌmɛdzəʊˈdʒ(iː)ɔːnəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌmɛtsoʊˈdʒ(i)ɔrnoʊ/,

/ˌmɛ(d)zoʊˈdʒ(i)ɔrnoʊ/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mezzogiorno.

Etymology: < Mezzogiorno, the name of an administrative subregion in southern Italy (1825) < Italian mezzogiorno midday, noon (a1348; 13th cent. in form meçogiorno ), south (a1308; c1275 in form meçogiorno ; compare meridional adj.) < mezzo middle, half (see mezzo adv.) + giorno day (13th cent.; 12th cent. in form iurnu ), ultimately < classical Latin diurnus diurne adj.The Italian word denotes also a southerly wind, reflected (via Spanish) in the following:1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iii. ii. 120 The meridionall [sc. wind] (which they of the Ocean call South, and those of the Mediterranean sea, Mezo giorno) commonly is raynie and boisterous.

The southern part of Italy, corresponding roughly to the former Kingdom of Naples, and consisting of the modern mainland regions of Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria, and the islands of Sicily and Sardinia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Italy > [noun] > southern Italy

Mezzogiorno1932

1932 J. Joyce Let. 13 May (1966) III. 245 You seem to be cruising in the mezzogiorno.

1952 P. H. Bonner SPQR (1953) vi. 54 The cities of the Mezzogiorno, like Naples and Salerno and Bari.

1963 ‘W. Haggard’ High Wire viii. 92 He had..a loving little wife in Naples, but he hadn't seen her for a year. That was a long time to leave a woman in the mezzogiorno.

1972 A. Thorne Rome & S. Italy ii. 45 The houses of the Mezzogiorno have far more in common architecturally with those of Byzantium and the islands of the Aegean.

1990 J. Cummings & E. Volkman Goombata i. 14 It was this shimmering vision that kept hope alive for millions of Italians in the mezzogiorno, the region of Italy south of Rome.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mezzogiorno
释义	Mezzogiornon. Brit. /ˌmɛtsəʊˈdʒ(iː)ɔːnəʊ/, /ˌmɛdzəʊˈdʒ(iː)ɔːnəʊ/, U.S. /ˌmɛtsoʊˈdʒ(i)ɔrnoʊ/, /ˌmɛ(d)zoʊˈdʒ(i)ɔrnoʊ/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mezzogiorno. Etymology: < Mezzogiorno, the name of an administrative subregion in southern Italy (1825) < Italian mezzogiorno midday, noon (a1348; 13th cent. in form meçogiorno ), south (a1308; c1275 in form meçogiorno ; compare meridional adj.) < mezzo middle, half (see mezzo adv.) + giorno day (13th cent.; 12th cent. in form iurnu ), ultimately < classical Latin diurnus diurne adj.The Italian word denotes also a southerly wind, reflected (via Spanish) in the following:1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iii. ii. 120 The meridionall [sc. wind] (which they of the Ocean call South, and those of the Mediterranean sea, Mezo giorno) commonly is raynie and boisterous. The southern part of Italy, corresponding roughly to the former Kingdom of Naples, and consisting of the modern mainland regions of Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria, and the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Italy > [noun] > southern Italy Mezzogiorno1932 1932 J. Joyce Let. 13 May (1966) III. 245 You seem to be cruising in the mezzogiorno. 1952 P. H. Bonner SPQR (1953) vi. 54 The cities of the Mezzogiorno, like Naples and Salerno and Bari. 1963 ‘W. Haggard’ High Wire viii. 92 He had..a loving little wife in Naples, but he hadn't seen her for a year. That was a long time to leave a woman in the mezzogiorno. 1972 A. Thorne Rome & S. Italy ii. 45 The houses of the Mezzogiorno have far more in common architecturally with those of Byzantium and the islands of the Aegean. 1990 J. Cummings & E. Volkman Goombata i. 14 It was this shimmering vision that kept hope alive for millions of Italians in the mezzogiorno, the region of Italy south of Rome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1932
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