contraddire
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
- contradire (proscribed)
Etymology edit
From Latin contradīcĕre. By surface analysis, contra- + dire.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
contraddìre (first-person singular present contraddìco, first-person singular past historic contraddìssi, past participle contraddétto, first-person singular imperfect contraddicévo, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to contradict
- (transitive, figurative) to belie
- (intransitive, dated) to contradict [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]
- (transitive, archaic) to oppose, to block, to impede
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of contraddìre (-ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- contraddire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana