strofinare

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Italian

Etymology

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

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

Verb

strofinare (transitive)

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

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1028-29”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (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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