Italian edit

Etymology edit

Dissimilation of ferire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /feˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: fe‧dì‧re

Verb edit

  This Italian verb needs to be reviewed and cleaned up.
The definition(s) may be wrong or misleading, and important senses may be missing. The specified auxiliary may also be wrong. The remainder of the conjugation is probably correct for -are verbs but may be wrong in some particulars for -ire verbs (especially the present participle).

fedìre (first-person singular present fedìsco, first-person singular past historic fedìi, past participle fedìto, auxiliary avére) (archaic or poetic)

  1. (transitive) to hurt, to injure, to wound
    Synonym: ferire
  2. (intransitive) to aim at (to intend to do or achieve) [+ a (object)]

Conjugation edit

Including lesser-used forms:

Further reading edit

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

Anagrams edit