interno

See also: internó, internò, and Internò

Catalan

Verb

interno

1. first-person singular present indicative of internar

Esperanto

Etymology

From interna + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈterno/
• Rhymes: -erno
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧no

Noun

interno (accusative singular internon, plural internoj, accusative plural internojn)

1. interior, inside

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈtɛɾno/ [in̪ˈt̪ɛɾ.nʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɾno
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧no

Adjective

interno (feminine interna, masculine plural internos, feminine plural internas)

1. internal

Further reading

• “interno”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈtɛr.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛrno
• Hyphenation: in‧tèr‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin internus.

Adjective

interno (feminine interna, masculine plural interni, feminine plural interne)

1. (relational) inside, indoor; internal, interior, inner
2. domestic, home, inland (opposite of foreign)

Synonyms

• di dentro
• interiore
• intimo
• intrinseco

Noun

interno m (plural interni)

1. interior, inside
2. intern (of a physician)
3. lining (of clothes)
4. (politics) home, interior
5. apartment, flat

   abito al numero 6, interno 8 ― I live at number 6, apartment 8

6. extension (of a phone number)
7. inmate
8. (baseball) infielder (infield player)

Antonyms

• esterno

Related terms

• all'interno di
• all'interno, dall'interno
• interiore
• internamente
• internare
• internato
• internista

See also

• dentro
• endo-
• eso-

Etymology 2

Verb

interno

1. first-person singular present indicative of internare

Further reading

• interno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• entrino, introne, trenino

Latin

Adjective

internō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of internus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈtɛʁ.nu/ [ĩˈtɛɦ.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈtɛʁ.nu/ [ĩˈtɛɦ.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩˈtɛɾ.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩˈtɛʁ.nu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ĩˈtɛɻ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈtɛʁ.no/ [ĩˈtɛɦ.no]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈtɛɾ.nu/

• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧no

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin internus.

Adjective

interno (feminine interna, masculine plural internos, feminine plural internas, comparable, comparative mais interno, superlative o mais interno or interníssimo)

2. (comparable) internal; interior; inner (inside of something)

   Lado interno. ― Inner side.

4. (comparable) internal; interior (inside a building)

   Parede interna. ― Interior wall.

6. (anatomy, not comparable) internal (inside the body)

   Órgãos internos. ― Internal organs.

8. (management, comparable) internal (concerned with the non-public affairs of an organisation)

   Punição interna. ― Internal punishment.

10. (geopolitics, comparable) internal; civil (within a country; not involving foreign countries)

    Política interna. ― Internal policy.

Derived terms

• internar

Noun

interno m (plural internos, feminine interna, feminine plural internas)

2. (medicine) intern (physician working in a hospital as a final part of medical training)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

interno

1. first-person singular present indicative of internar

Further reading

• “interno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “interno”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “interno” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “interno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “interno”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “interno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈteɾno/ [ĩn̪ˈt̪eɾ.no]
• Rhymes: -eɾno
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin internus.

Adjective

interno (feminine interna, masculine plural internos, feminine plural internas)

1. internal

   Antonym: externo

   • 2025 April 30, Bryan Mena, “Economía de EE.UU. cae en primer trimestre y se acerca a la recesión por los abruptos cambios de política de Trump”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:

     El producto bruto interno (PBI), que mide todos los bienes y servicios producidos en la economía, registró una tasa anualizada de -0,3 % en el primer trimestre, dijo este miércoles el Departamento de Comercio.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2025 July 7, Sophie Tanno, “Aumentan los llamados para prohibir al partido ultraderechista AfD en Alemania, pese a su creciente popularidad”, in CNN en Español‎^[2]:

     En mayo, la agencia de inteligencia interna del país clasificó formalmente a la AfD como una entidad extremista que representa una amenaza para la democracia.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• auditoría interna
• deuda interna
• en su fuero interno
• fuero interno
• intercostal interno
• internamente
• internar
• motor de combustión interna
• oído interno
• planeta interno
• producto interno bruto
• vasto interno

Related terms

• interior

Noun

interno m (plural internos, feminine interna, feminine plural internas)

1. patient

   Synonym: paciente

2. prisoner

   Synonyms: preso, prisionero, recluso

Etymology 2

Verb

interno

1. first-person singular present indicative of internar

Further reading

• “interno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025