Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ selva +‎ -are +‎ -si.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.selˈvar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: in‧sel‧vàr‧si

Verb

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inselvàrsi (first-person singular present mi insélvo or mi insèlvo[1], first-person singular past historic mi inselvài, past participle inselvàto) (literary, intransitive)

  1. to hide or conceal oneself inside a forest
  2. (figurative) to lose oneself, to lose one's way
  3. to become densely covered in trees
  4. (figurative) to become densely covered in something

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ selva in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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