Italian edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ muffa (mould/mold, mildew) +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /am.mufˈfi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: am‧muf‧fì‧re

Verb edit

ammuffìre (first-person singular present ammuffìsco, first-person singular past historic ammuffìi, past participle ammuffìto, auxiliary èssere)

  1. (intransitive) to grow mouldy/moldy
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to decay, to rot, to languish

Conjugation edit

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