sottrarre

Italian

Alternative forms

• sottraggere (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier sottraggere, from Latin subtrahere, present active infinitive of subtrahō (“I remove, withdraw”).
Surface analysis: sott- +‎ trarre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sotˈtrar.re/, [s̪ot̪ˈt̪r̺är̺ːe̞]
• Hyphenation: sot‧tràr‧re

Verb

sottrarre

1. (transitive) to subtract
2. (transitive) to deduct
3. (transitive) to take away from

Derived terms

• sottrarsi
• sottrazione