or sono

See also: orsono

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /or ˈso.no/
  • Hyphenation: or‧só‧no

Adverb

or sono

  1. (old-fashioned) ago
    Tre anni or sono comprammo questa casa.
    Three years ago we bought this house.
    (literally, “It is (now) three years since we bought this house.”)
    • Ho trovato quasi più giovani e certo più belle le signore ch'io conobbi or sono dodici anni a Bologna.
      The ladies I met twelve years ago in Bologna seemed to me almost younger and certainly more beautiful.
      (Ugo Foscolo)

Usage notes

  • Only used with the subject (the time period) in the plural; the singlular *or è is unidiomatic.

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