quassare

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quassāre, present active infinitive quassō (“I shake, quake”), intensive of quatiō (“I shake, agitate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwasˈsa.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: quas‧sà‧re

Verb

quassare (literary)

1. (transitive) To shake, agitate.

   Synonyms: scrollare, scuotere, squassare

Related terms

• squassare

References

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

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) quassāre

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