ostare

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin obstāre (infinitive obstāre).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /oˈsta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: o‧stà‧re

Verb[edit]

ostàre (first-person singular present òsto, no past historic, no past participle)

  1. (intransitive, literary) to stand in the way of, to hinder, to oppose [+ a (object)]
    Synonyms: impedire, ostacolare

Usage notes[edit]

  • The verb lacks the historic past tense forms and the past participle form.

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Further reading[edit]

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

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