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Etymology

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From Latin fingere (to form, shape).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fenɡeːrə/, [feŋˈɡ̊eːˀɐ]

Verb

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fingere (imperative finger, infinitive at fingere, present tense fingerer, past tense fingerede, perfect tense har fingeret)

  1. simulate

Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin fingere (to fashion, make up), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (to mold).

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Verb

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fìngere (first-person singular present fìngo, first-person singular past historic fìnsi, past participle fìnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pretend; to feign; to dissemble
    Synonyms: fare finta, fare credere, dare a vedere, dare a intendere, simulare, dissimulare, ingannare, mentire
  2. (transitive) (with [che + inf.] or [di + inf.]) to pretend, imagine, or suppose (that)
    Synonyms: supporre, imaginare
  3. (transitive, literary) to shape or model

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Further reading

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  • fingere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • fingere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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fingēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of fingō

Verb

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fingere

  1. inflection of fingō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative