compitare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *compitāre, modified from Latin computāre (count, reckon). Doublet of contare and computare, respectively inherited and borrowed from Latin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kom.piˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: com‧pi‧tà‧re

Verb[edit]

compitàre (first-person singular present còmpito or (traditional) cómpito[1], first-person singular past historic compitài, past participle compitàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to spell or spell out by slowly pronouncing
    Synonym: sillabare
  2. to read with difficulty

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References[edit]

  1. ^ compito in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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