Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /am.morˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: am‧mor‧sà‧re

Etymology 1

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From a- +‎ morsa +‎ -are. First attested in 1927.

Verb

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ammorsàre (first-person singular present ammòrso, first-person singular past historic ammorsài, past participle ammorsàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to clamp (in a vice)
  2. (transitive, construction) to clamp (the end of a wall) (to be able to connect another wall)
    Synonym: immorsare
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Etymology 2

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From Latin admorsāre. First attested before 1380.

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ammorsàre (first-person singular present ammòrso, first-person singular past historic ammorsài, past participle ammorsàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to bite, to eat in bites
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