arrostire
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a- + *rost + -ire, with the root being of Germanic origin; cf. Frankish *rōstjan (“to roast”), from Proto-West Germanic *raustijan (“to roast”), from Proto-Indo-European *rews- (“to crackle, roast”). Compare Sicilian arrùstiri, Catalan rostir, French rôtir.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
arrostìre (first-person singular present arrostìsco, first-person singular past historic arrostìi, past participle arrostìto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to roast
- (transitive) to toast (bread)
- (transitive) to grill
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of arrostìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- arrostire in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- arrostire in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- arrostire in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- arrostìre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- arrostire in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- arrostire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana