monsù

See also: monsu

Italian

Etymology

Sense 2 is Piedmontese monsù, while sense 3 is Neapolitan and Sicilian, all ultimately from French monsieur. Doublet of monsignore and messere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monˈsu/^*
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: mon‧sù

Noun

monsù m (invariable)

1. (literary) A title given to foreign (especially French) artists or high-ranking men during the 17th and 18th century.
3. (northern Italy, chiefly Piedmont) mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man)

   Synonym: signore

   Alternative forms: monsiù, monssù

5. (Naples and Sicily, now historical, often capitalized) A title given to chefs, usually of French origin.

   Alternative forms: monzù, munzù

Further reading

• (sense 3): Monzù on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Piedmontese

Etymology

From French monsieur, from mon (“my”, from Middle French mon, from Old French mun, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, nominative neuter singular of meus) +‎ sieur (“sir”, from the oblique case of Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior (“older, elder”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊŋˈsy/

Noun

monsù m (plural monsù)

1. mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man)