Meanings
plural Petrarchan sonnets
- communicationsA sonnet comprising an octave and a closing sestet, following the rhyme scheme of either abba abba cde cde or abba abba cd cd cd or abba abba cce dde or abba abba cdd cee.
Synonyms: Italian sonnet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sonnet comprising an octave and a closing sestet, following the rhyme scheme of either abba abba cde cde or abba abba cd cd cd or abba abba cce dde or abba abba cdd cee.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after Italian scholar, poet and humanist Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), who did not invent but made large use of this form in his authorship.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian италиански сонет, петраркистки сонет
- италиански сонет (italianski sonet)type of sonnet
- петраркистки сонет (petrarkistki sonet)type of sonnet
Chinese Mandarin 意大利十四行詩 /意大利十四行诗
- 意大利十四行詩 /意大利十四行诗 (Yìdàlì shísì hángshī)type of sonnet
Czech italský sonet, Petrarcový sonet
- italský sonettype of sonnet
- Petrarcový sonettype of sonnet
Danish italienske sonet
- italienske sonettype of sonnet
Dutch Italiaans sonnet, petrarcaans sonnet
- Italiaans sonnettype of sonnet
- petrarcaans sonnettype of sonnet
Estonian Itaalia sonett, Petrarca sonett
- Itaalia sonetttype of sonnet
- Petrarca sonetttype of sonnet
Finnish petrarcalainen sonetti, italialainen sonetti
- petrarcalainen sonettitype of sonnet
- italialainen sonettitype of sonnet
French sonnet pétrarquien, sonnet pétrarquiste
- sonnet pétrarquientype of sonnet
- sonnet pétrarquistetype of sonnet
- sonnet italientype of sonnet
German Petrarca-Sonett, italienisches Sonett
- Petrarca-Sonetttype of sonnet
- italienisches Sonetttype of sonnet
Greek πετραρχικό σονέτο, ιταλικό σονέτο
- πετραρχικό σονέτο (petrarchikó sonéto)type of sonnet
- ιταλικό σονέτο (italikó sonéto)type of sonnet
Hungarian petrarcai szonett
- petrarcai szonetttype of sonnet
Italian sonetto petrarchesco
- sonetto petrarchescotype of sonnet
Japanese イタリア風ソネット, ペトラルカ風ソネット
- イタリア風ソネット (Itaria-fū sonetto)type of sonnet
- ペトラルカ風ソネット (Petoraruka-fū sonetto)type of sonnet
Korean 이탈리안 소네트
- 이탈리안 소네트 (itallian soneteu)type of sonnet
Latin sonētum Petrarchiānum
- sonētum Petrarchiānumtype of sonnet
Latvian Petrarkas sonets
- Petrarkas sonetstype of sonnet
Lithuanian itališkas sonetas, Petrarkos sonetas
- itališkas sonetastype of sonnet
- Petrarkos sonetastype of sonnet
Norwegian Petrarca-sonett, italiensk sonett
- Petrarca-sonetttype of sonnet
- italiensk sonetttype of sonnet
Polish sonet włoski, sonet Petrarki
- sonet włoskitype of sonnet
- sonet Petrarkitype of sonnet
Portuguese soneto italiano, soneto petrarquiano
- soneto italianotype of sonnet
- soneto petrarquianotype of sonnet
Romanian sonet petrarchist, sonet italian
- sonet petrarchisttype of sonnet
- sonet italiantype of sonnet
Russian италья́нский соне́т, петрарки́стский соне́т
- италья́нский соне́т (italʹjánskij sonét)type of sonnet
- петрарки́стский соне́т (petrarkístskij sonét)type of sonnet
Spanish soneto italiano, soneto petrarquista
- soneto italianotype of sonnet
- soneto petrarquistatype of sonnet
- soneto petrarquianotype of sonnet
Swedish italiensk sonett
- italiensk sonetttype of sonnet
Turkish İtalyan sone
- İtalyan sonetype of sonnet
Cite this entry
Petrarchan sonnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrarchan%20sonnet
“Petrarchan sonnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrarchan%20sonnet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Petrarchan sonnet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrarchan%20sonnet.
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