congregare
See also: congregaré
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin congregāre (“to gather into a flock”), from con- (“with, together”) + from grex (“flock, herd”).
Verb
editcongregàre (first-person singular present congrègo[1], first-person singular past historic congregài, past participle congregàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to summon, to gather, to congregate (people, especially for a religious purpose)
- (archaic, figurative) to amass, to accumulate (e.g. money)
Usage notes
edit- The Latinate pronunciation còngrego is mentioned in dictionaries but is dispreferred.
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of congregàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ congrego in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Latin
editVerb
editcongregāre
- inflection of congregō:
Spanish
editVerb
editcongregare