Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin regere (to rule, govern).

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Verb edit

règgere (first-person singular present règgo, first-person singular past historic rèssi, past participle rètto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to bear, to hold up, to support, to carry, to hold
    Synonyms: sostenere, portare, tenere
  2. (transitive) to stand, to bear
    Synonym: sopportare
  3. (transitive) to rule, to govern, to manage, to run, to guide
    Synonyms: governare, dirigere, guidare
  4. (transitive, grammar) to take, to govern
    Synonym: prendere
  5. (intransitive) to hold out, to resist
    Synonym: resistere
  6. (intransitive) to stand, to bear, to resist
    Synonym: sopportare
  7. (intransitive) to last, to hold, to keep, to stand up
    Synonym: durare

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Further reading edit

  • reggere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • reggere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • reggere in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • règgere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • règgere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Pennsylvania German edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *regną. Compare German regnen, Dutch regenen, English rain.

Verb edit

reggere

  1. to rain

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