vincere

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin vincere, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, from *weyk- (to overcome) with a nasal infix.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvin.t͡ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -intʃere
  • Hyphenation: vìn‧ce‧re
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

vìncere (first-person singular present vìnco, first-person singular past historic vìnsi, past participle vìnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to win [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive) to vanquish, to conquer, to defeat
  3. (transitive) to overcome (difficulties, fear, hunger, tiredness, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to control, to dominate (one's passions)

Conjugation[edit]

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • vincere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • vincere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

vincēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of vincō

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

vincere

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