putire

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Italian

Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *pūtīre, present active infinitive of *pūtiō, from a change in conjugation of Latin pūteō (“I stink”), from Proto-Italic *pūtēō, derived from a form *pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European *puHtós, derived from the root *puH- (“rotten, foul”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈti.re/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧tì‧re

Verb

putire (literary)

  1. (intransitive) to stink
    Synonyms: (literary) fetere, (humorous) olezzare, puzzare
    Antonyms: odorare, (literary) olezzare, (obsolete, poetic) olire, profumare
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto VI, pages 89–90, lines 10–15:
      Grandine grossa, acqua tinta e neve ¶ per l’aere tenebroso si riversa; ¶ pute la terra che questo riceve. ¶ Cerbero, fiera crudele e diversa, ¶ con tre gole caninamente latra ¶ sovra la gente che quivi è sommersa.
      Huge hail, and water sombre-hued, and snow, athwart the tenebrous air pour down amain; noisome the earth is, that receiveth this. Cerberus, monster cruel and uncouth, with his three gullets like a dog is barking over the people that are there submerged.
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to be disgusting
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to arouse suspicion

Conjugation

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References

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