nutrire

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See also: nutriré

Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin nūtrīre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nuˈtri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: nu‧trì‧re
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

nutrìre (first-person singular present nùtro or (less common) nutrìsco, first-person singular past historic nutrìi, past participle nutrìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (also figurative) to nourish
  2. (also figurative) to feed
    Synonym: alimentare
  3. to breastfeed
  4. (by extension) to raise (a child)
  5. (figurative) to have (a feeling: doubt, confidence, hope, suspicion, etc.)
  6. (figurative) to foment, to sow (a scandal, discord, etc.)
    Synonym: alimentare

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Further reading[edit]

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

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

nūtrīre

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

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nutri +‎ -re.

Noun[edit]

nutrire f (plural nutriri)

  1. nutrition

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