Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin renegāre, from Latin negāre. Compare French renier and Spanish renegar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /rin.neˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: rin‧ne‧gà‧re

Verb edit

rinnegàre (first-person singular present rinnégo or rinnègo[1], first-person singular past historic rinnegài, past participle rinnegàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to renounce (a doctrine, faith or ideal)
  2. to disown
  3. to deny knowing (a person)
    Pietro rinnegò GesùPeter denied Jesus
  4. to deny (a feeling)

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References edit

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