indossare Italian · revision 38075

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=before 1503, Alessandro Braccesi|origins=la dorsum}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /in.dosˈsa.re/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''indossare''' (first-person singular present indòsso, first-person singular past historic indossài, past participle indossàto, auxiliary avére)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|it|indosso|-are]], from the adverb [[indosso|t=on, on one's body]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Wiktionary) “Indosso” is a compound of [[in]] “on” and [[dosso|t=back]], and “dosso” comes from [[la-vul|*dossum]], an assimilated form of [[la|dorsum|t=back]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010) The learned [[dorso]] is its doublet.^(Wiktionary)

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+ The commercial sense “to endorse (a bill)”, from writing one's name on its back, is modelled on [[fr|endosser]] (12th century), whose commercial use comes from [[m|fr|endos]] (16th century).^(DEI|2007) Italian “indossare” in this sense is recorded before 1794, and [[de|indossieren]] (1835) was borrowed from it.^(DIFIT)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The first record is in Alessandro Braccesi, who died in 1503, in the sense “put on (clothes)”: “a qual fine ho io indossato così rusticano vestimento” (for what purpose I have put on such rustic clothing).^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The verb was used chiefly of garments that also cover the shoulders.^(GDLI) Purists objected to it: in 1831 Lissoni wrote that ''indossarsi'' and ''indossare'' were not approved verbs.^(DELI 1999) In the first edition of ''I promessi sposi'' (1827) Manzoni wrote “sopra l'abito indossò una sua casacca” (over his clothes he put on a jacket of his), and in the revised edition he replaced the verb.^(GDLI)

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+ In the 20th century the fashion trade formed ''indossatrice'' “fashion model” (1936), which replaced French ''mannequin'' for the person, and ''indossatore'', the male model (1963) and a clothes stand (1973).^(DELI 1999) ''Indossare i panni di qualcuno'' means figuratively to take on someone's role.^(Treccani 2011)^(GRADIT 2003)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * Before 1503 – Alessandro Braccesi uses ''indossare''.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1794 – The commercial sense “endorse” is recorded.^(DIFIT)

+ * 1827 – Manzoni uses ''indossò'' in the first edition of ''I promessi sposi''.^(GDLI)

+ * 1831 – Lissoni rejects the verb as not approved.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1835 – German ''indossieren'' “endorse” is recorded.^(DIFIT)

+ * 1936 – ''Indossatrice'' “fashion model” appears.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1963 – ''Indossatore'' “male model” is recorded.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|put on]] a garment: ''Indossò la giacca e uscì di corsa.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To [[m|en|wear]], have on: ''La ragazza indossava un vestito rosso.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(figurative)'' ''indossare i panni di qualcuno'', to take on someone's role.^(Treccani 2011)^(GRADIT 2003)

+ # ''(uncommon, commerce)'' To [[m|en|endorse]] a bill; to transfer by endorsement.^(GRADIT 2003)^(DIFIT)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[indossatore]]

+ * [[indossatrice]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[indosso]]

+ * [[dosso]]

+ * [[addosso]]

+ * [[fr|endosser]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}