adontarsi

Italian

Alternative forms

• aontarsi

Etymology

Derived from adontare (“to insult, offend”) +‎ -si (enclitic reflexive pronoun).
Equivalent to ad- (“towards”) +‎ onta (“shame”; “insult”) +‎ -arsi (reflexive 1^st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.donˈtar.si/, [äd̪o̞n̪ˈt̪är̺s̪i]
• Hyphenation: a‧don‧tàr‧si

Verb

adontarsi

1. (obsolete, reflexive) To take offence or feel insulted
   • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto VI, page 95, lines 70–72:

     « […] Alte terrà lungo tempo le fronti, ¶ tenendo l'altra sotto gravi pesi, ¶ come che di ciò pianga o che n'aonti. […] »

     "High will it hold its forehead a long while, ¶ keeping the other under heavy burdens, ¶ howe'er it weeps thereat and is indignant."

   Synonym: sdegnarsi

Usage notes

• In ancient times, the pronominal particle was sometimes not used in conjugating this verb.

Related terms

• adontamento
• adontare
• onta
• ontoso

Anagrams

• adornasti
• istradano
• rasandoti