Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Late Latin effigiāre, derived from Latin effigiēs (likeness, image).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ef.fiˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ef‧fi‧già‧re

Verb edit

effigiàre (first-person singular present effìgio, first-person singular past historic effigiài, past participle effigiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to portray, to depict in the form of an effigy
  2. (literary) to mold, to sculpt, to chisel (clay, marble, wax, etc.)
  3. (literary) to adorn

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Further reading edit

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

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