Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ tergo +‎ -are. First attested in 1926.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /at.terˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: at‧ter‧gà‧re

Verb

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attergàre (first-person singular present attèrgo, first-person singular past historic attergài, past participle attergàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (officialese) to write (notes, observations, etc.) on the back of a letter or other document
  2. (finance) to endorse (a security) for transfer (by writing a declaration on the back)
  3. (rare) to put onto the shoulders

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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