Italian edit

Etymology edit

Probably derived from an onomatopoeic alteration of intero (whole).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.ti.ritˈt͡si.re/, (traditional) /in.ti.ridˈd͡zi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧ti‧riz‧zì‧re

Verb edit

intirizzìre (first-person singular present intirizzìsco, first-person singular past historic intirizzìi, past participle intirizzìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to numb (to cause to become numb)
  2. (transitive, archaic, rare) to stiffen, to paralyze
  3. (intransitive) to go numb [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive, by extension) to freeze (to be affected by cold) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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