Word 1 of 3: cognome, last name
cognome
last namenoun
The family name, the one passed down from parents to children.
letternoun
Each of the signs used to write words.
capitaladjective
Said of a large letter, the one a proper name starts with.
cognomelast name
I'm sorry, my last name is hard to understand.
letteraletter
I'll say each letter slowly, is that okay?
maiuscolocapital
Write that name with a capital first letter.
The gn cluster is held long, like the ny in 'canyon', and the stress falls on the second syllable: co-GNO-me.
nounThe family name, the one passed down from parents to children.
- 1Mi scusi, il mio cognome è difficile da capire.I'm sorry, my last name is hard to understand.