desirare

Italian

Alternative forms

• disirare, desiare (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan dezirar, from Latin dēsīderāre, present infinitive of dēsīderō (“I want, desire”). Doublet of desiderare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.ziˈra.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: de‧si‧rà‧re

Verb

desirare

1. (archaic, poetic, transitive) to wish, desire

   Synonym: desiderare

References

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

Anagrams

• desirerà, risederà