circonvolgere
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin circumvolvere (“to cause to roll around”). Adapted to volgere.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
circonvòlgere (first-person singular present circonvòlgo, first-person singular past historic circonvòlsi, past participle circonvòlto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, rare) to wrap around
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of circonvòlgere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Further reading edit
- circonvolgere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- circonvolgere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication