assillare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From assillo (“horsefly, gadfly; nagging worry”) + -are. Compare Sicilian siḍḍijari (often incorrectly written as siḍḍiari).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
assillàre (first-person singular present assìllo, first-person singular past historic assillài, past participle assillàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to nag, pester
- (transitive) to harass
- (intransitive, literary) to become enraged or irritated due to gadfly bites [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of assillàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)