Today, almost every one of us has heard or used the word “belissimo” in our speech. This is already a common thing for native speakers of the Russian language. But do you know what it means? Where did this word come from in our native language? Where could you meet him? You will find answers to these questions in our short article.
Where can I find this word
The lexical unit that interests you is found in musical, theatrical, and advertising art.
Belissimo is the name of the restaurant where visitors are treated to Italian dishes. Having tasted the aromatic and juicy meat in Italian, the guests of the restaurant shout: “Madonna mia! Belissimo! Perfetto! ” It’s easy to guess that they praise the chef's skill!
And now you ask: “And where does this word occur in music?”. In the melodies of the 70-80s of the XX century, Italian performers in their songs sing about happiness. Adriano Celentano, Toto Cutugno and other Italian pop stars from the stage told us that “Belissimo” is a word from Italy.
Fans of theatrical art will argue and prove that “Belissimo” shout to the artists at the end of the performance. These cheers are the best thanks from the audience. So artists, opera singers and dancers understand that their performance was “on top”. Indeed, in the opera and ballet theater, you can watch the audience applaud and shout: “Bravo! Bravissimo! Belissimo! ”
Across the globe, there are signs of restaurants, clubs, clothing and footwear stores, beauty salons with this word. Let's look at the Italian roots of the verbal unit.
Word about word
Let's move on to the linguistic component of our article. As mentioned above, indeed, “belissimo” is a word that came into Russian from Italian. In the native land, it came from the word belle, which means "beautiful." But since there is also a suffix in the word that interests us, the “belissimo” in translation from Italian means:
- beautiful;
- luxurious;
- beautiful and so on.
Synonyms
We already know that “belissimo” is an adjective that indicates the degree of beauty. Therefore, it will not be difficult for us to choose synonyms for him. Very often in translation it is replaced by the adjectives “wonderful”, “beautiful”, “excellent”, “magnificent”, “amazing”, “charming”, “absolute” and so on.
Afterword
Our native language is unique and rich in loan words. Despite the fact that in our speech there are words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Turkic, French, German languages, you and I were convinced that the Italian language also left its mark.