fiorire

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fjoˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: fio‧rì‧re
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

fiorìre (first-person singular present fiorìsco, first-person singular past historic fiorìi, past participle fiorìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to flower, to bloom, to blossom, to effloresce [auxiliary essere]
  2. (intransitive, by extension) to become covered in mold/mould (of walls, paper, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
  3. (intransitive, by extension) to break out in a rash (of the human body) [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive, by extension) to appear on the surface (e.g. of salt) [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to flourish, to prosper [auxiliary essere]
  6. (transitive, uncommon) to cause to bloom
  7. (transitive, uncommon) to decorate with flowers
  8. (transitive, uncommon, figurative) to embellish, to adorn

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