angere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angere (“to press, to tighten”).

Verb

àngere (third-person only, third-person singular present ànge, no past historic, no past participle, no imperfect, no future, no subjunctive, no imperfect subjunctive) (transitive, literary)

1. (transitive, archaic or poetic) to torment, to afflict

   Tanto un suo vano amor l'ange e martira

   Such a vain love of his torments and tortures him

   (T. Tasso)

Usage notes

• In modern poetic usage, the verb is used exclusively in the present indicative, third person singular ànge.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of àngere (root-stressed -ere; third-person only; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	àngere
auxiliary verb		—	gerund		—
present participle		—	past participle		—
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	ànge	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
past historic	—	—	—	—	—	—
future	—	—	—	—	—	—
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—

Including lesser-used forms:

    Conjugation of àngere (root-stressed -ere; third-person only; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	àngere
auxiliary verb		—	gerund		angèndo1
present participle		angènte1	past participle		—
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	ànge	—	—	àngono1
imperfect	—	—	angéva1	—	—	angévano1
past historic	—	—	—	—	—	—
future	—	—	angerà1	—	—	angerànno1
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	angerèbbe1, angerébbe1	—	—	angerèbbero1, angerébbero1
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	ànga1	—	—	àngano1
imperfect	—	—	angésse1	—	—	angéssero1
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—

¹Rare.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• genare, genera, negare

Latin

Verb

angēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of angō

Verb

angere

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