Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin circumvolvere (to cause to roll around). Adapted to volgere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.konˈvɔl.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔldʒere
  • Hyphenation: cir‧con‧vòl‧ge‧re

Verb edit

circonvòlgere (first-person singular present circonvòlgo, first-person singular past historic circonvòlsi, past participle circonvòlto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, rare) to wrap around

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • circonvolgere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • circonvolgere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication