strofinare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Lombardic *straufinōn, from Proto-Germanic *straipijaną, *stripōną (to touch), of uncertain ultimate origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *ster-, *strē- (strip, streak), see also Lithuanian strėlė (arrow, dart, jib), Latvian strēle (arrow, dart), Proto-Slavic *strěla (arrow).[1] Cognate with German streifen (to brush, swipe).[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /stro.fiˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: stro‧fi‧nà‧re

Verb[edit]

strofinàre (first-person singular present strofìno, first-person singular past historic strofinài, past participle strofinàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to rub or scrub
  2. to scour
  3. to wipe

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1028-29”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1028-29
  2. ^ strofinare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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