Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin asserere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /as.seˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: as‧se‧rì‧re

Verb edit

asserìre (first-person singular present asserìsco, first-person singular past historic asserìi, past participle asserìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to assert, to affirm, to claim
  2. (literary, uncommon) to attribute, to assign

Conjugation edit

Including lesser-used forms:

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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