inghiottire
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Late Latin ingluttīre, from Latin in + gluttiō (“to swallow”).[1] Cognate to Italian deglutire.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
inghiottìre (first-person singular present (in the literal meaning) inghiottìsco or (figuratively) inghiótto, first-person singular past historic inghiottìi, past participle inghiottìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to swallow
- Synonym: ingoiare
- (figurative) to suppress, to swallow (tears, sighs, etc.)
- (figurative) to swallow up, to engulf
- (figurative) to swallow up, to consume, to devour (resources)
- (figurative) to tolerate, to bear
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of inghiottìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1In the literal meaning.
2Figuratively.
References[edit]
Categories:
- Italian terms inherited from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Late Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/ire
- Rhymes:Italian/ire/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian verbs
- Italian verbs ending in -ire
- Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary
- Italian transitive verbs