ragione

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ratiōnem, whence also razione (a borrowed doublet).

Pronunciation

  • (originary) IPA(key): /raˈʒo.ne/
  • (hyper corrected spelling pronunciation, now standard) IPA(key): /raˈdʒo.ne/
  • (Romanesco, archaic) IPA(key): /raˈʃo.ne/
  • (Romanesco, spelling pronunciation, now common) IPA(key): /radˈdʒo.ne/

Noun

ragione f (plural ragioni)

  1. reason, intellect
    Synonyms: intelletto, raziocinio
  2. reason, motive, ground
    Synonym: motivo
  3. right
    Synonyms: diritto, giusto
    la ragione e il torto ― right and wrong
    avere ragione ― to be right
  4. reason, argument, consideration
    Synonyms: argomentazione, argomento, prova
  5. ratio, proportion, rate
    Synonyms: misura, rapporto

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Turkish: racon

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