Meaning
to nickname, to dub
- to give an informal or descriptive name to someone or something
In a sentence
I colleghi lo hanno soprannominato il Professore per via dei suoi occhiali.
His colleagues nicknamed him the Professor because of his glasses.
Come hanno soprannominato il nuovo capitano della squadra?
What did they nickname the team's new captain?
La città fu soprannominata la perla del lago per la sua bellezza.
The city was dubbed the pearl of the lake for its beauty.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| soprannominare | infinitive |
| soprannomino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| soprannomini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soprannomina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soprannominiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| soprannominate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soprannominano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soprannominavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| soprannominavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| soprannominava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| soprannominavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| soprannominavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| soprannominavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| soprannominai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| soprannominasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| soprannominò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| soprannominammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| soprannominaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| soprannominarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| soprannominerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| soprannominerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| soprannominerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| soprannomineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| soprannominerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| soprannomineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| soprannomini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| soprannomini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soprannomini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soprannominiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| soprannominiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soprannominino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soprannominassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| soprannominassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| soprannominasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| soprannominassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| soprannominaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| soprannominassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| soprannominerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| soprannomineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soprannominerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soprannomineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| soprannominereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soprannominerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soprannomina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| soprannominiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| soprannominate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| soprannominando | gerund |
| soprannominato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Frequently used in the passive: 'è soprannominato...' (he is nicknamed...).