sancire

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sancīre, present active infinitive form of sanciō (“I make sacred”), from Proto-Italic *sankjō, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti ~ *sh₂nkénti, derived from the root *seh₂k- (“sacred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sanˈt͡ʃi.re/
• Rhymes: -ire
• Hyphenation: san‧cì‧re

Verb

Template:it-verb-old (transitive)

1. to sanction, to ratify (a pact)
2. to decree, to proclaim
3. (figurative) to sanction, to consecrate (e.g. a custom)

Related terms

• sacro
• santo

References

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

Anagrams

• Carnesi, censirà, rinasce, scenari, sincera

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) sancīre

1. inflection of sanciō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative