intirizzire
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)
- (transitive) to numb (to cause to become numb)
- (transitive, archaic, rare) to stiffen, to paralyze
- (intransitive) to go numb [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, by extension) to freeze (to be affected by cold) [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of intirizzìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- intirizzire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana