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Etymology edit

From Latin fingere (to form, shape).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fenɡeːrə/, [feŋˈɡ̊eːˀɐ]

Verb edit

fingere (imperative finger, infinitive at fingere, present tense fingerer, past tense fingerede, perfect tense har fingeret)

  1. simulate

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin fingere (to fashion, make up), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (to mold).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

fìngere (first-person singular present fìngo, first-person singular past historic fìnsi, past participle fìnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pretend; to feign; to dissemble
    Synonyms: fare finta, fare credere, dare a vedere, dare a intendere, simulare, dissimulare, ingannare, mentire
  2. (transitive) (with [che + inf.] or [di + inf.]) to pretend, imagine, or suppose (that)
    Synonyms: supporre, imaginare
  3. (transitive, literary) to shape or model

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fingēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of fingō

Verb edit

fingere

  1. inflection of fingō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative