Italian

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Etymology

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From capo +‎ levare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌka.po.leˈva.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ca‧po‧le‧và‧re

Verb

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  This Italian verb needs to be reviewed and cleaned up.
The definition(s) may be wrong or misleading, and important senses may be missing. The specified auxiliary may also be wrong. The remainder of the conjugation is probably correct for -are verbs but may be wrong in some particulars for -ire verbs (especially the present participle).

capolevàre (first-person singular present capolèvo, first-person singular past historic capolevài, past participle capolevàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (obsolete, intransitive) to overturn, to capsize
    Synonym: capovolgersi

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ capolevare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading

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  • capolevare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana