diurno

See also: diúrno

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin diurnus, whence also the inherited doublet giorno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈur.no/
• Rhymes: -urno
• Hyphenation: di‧ùr‧no

Adjective

diurno (feminine diurna, masculine plural diurni, feminine plural diurne)

1. diurnal

   Antonym: notturno

   animale diurno ― diurnal animal

Derived terms

• diurnamente

Noun

diurno m (plural diurni)

1. diurnal (canonical book)
2. public baths and conveniences

Related terms

• dì
• diurnale
• diurnario
• diurnista
• diuturnità
• diuturno
• giorno

Further reading

• diurno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• durino, duroni, induro, indurò, udiron

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [diˈʊr.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [diˈur.no]

Adjective

diurnō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of diurnus

References

• “diurno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “diurno”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws

Proto-Italic *djous

Latin diēs

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin diurnuslbor.

Portuguese diurno

Learned borrowing from Latin diurnus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiwʁ.nu/ [ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯ɦ.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiwʁ.nu/ [ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯ɦ.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiwɾ.nu/ [ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯ɾ.nu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiwʁ.nu/ [ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯ʁ.nu]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiwɻ.nu/ [ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯ɻ.nu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiwʁ.no/ [ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯ɦ.no]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdiwɾ.nu/

Adjective

diurno (feminine diurna, masculine plural diurnos, feminine plural diurnas)

1. diurnal (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)

Coordinate terms

• noturno, vespertino, matutino

Noun

diurno m (plural diurnos)

1. (Roman Catholicism) diurnal (book containing canonical offices performed during the day)

Further reading

• “diurno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “diurno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws

Proto-Italic *djous

Latin diēs

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin diurnuslbor.

Spanish diurno

Learned borrowing from Latin diurnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjuɾno/ [ˈd̪juɾ.no]
• Rhymes: -uɾno
• Syllabification: diur‧no

Adjective

diurno (feminine diurna, masculine plural diurnos, feminine plural diurnas)

1. diurnal

Noun

diurno m (plural diurnos)

1. diurnal (canonical book)

Further reading

• “diurno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025