acchiappare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a- + chiappare, from Vulgar Latin *clapāre, from Late Latin capulāre.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
acchiappàre (first-person singular present acchiàppo, first-person singular past historic acchiappài, past participle acchiappàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to catch, to grab, to seize
- (transitive) to catch by surprise
- (transitive, colloquial) to strike, to hit
- (transitive, figurative, colloquial) to catch (an illness)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of acchiappàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)