defungere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dēfungī (“to die”), earlier “I finish”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈfun.d͡ʒe.re/
• Rhymes: -undʒere
• Hyphenation: de‧fùn‧ge‧re

Verb

defùngere (first-person singular present defùngo, first-person singular past historic defùnsi, past participle (rare) defùnto, auxiliary èssere) (literary, intransitive)

1. (officialese or derogatory) to die
2. (figurative, derogatory, humorous) to stop working

Conjugation

    Conjugation of defùngere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	defùngere
auxiliary verb		èssere	gerund		defungèndo
present participle		defungènte	past participle		defùnto1
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	defùngo	defùngi	defùnge	defungiàmo	defungéte	defùngono
imperfect	defungévo	defungévi	defungéva	defungevàmo	defungevàte	defungévano
past historic	defùnsi	defungésti	defùnse	defungémmo	defungéste	defùnsero
future	defungerò	defungerài	defungerà	defungerémo	defungeréte	defungerànno
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	defungerèi	defungerésti	defungerèbbe, defungerébbe	defungerémmo	defungeréste	defungerèbbero, defungerébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	defùnga	defùnga	defùnga	defungiàmo	defungiàte	defùngano
imperfect	defungéssi	defungéssi	defungésse	defungéssimo	defungéste	defungéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		defùngi	defùnga	defungiàmo	defungéte	defùngano
negative imperative		non defùngere	non defùnga	non defungiàmo	non defungéte	non defùngano

¹Rare.

Derived terms

• defunto

Latin

Verb

dēfungere

1. second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of dēfungor

Verb

dēfungēre

1. second-person singular future active indicative of dēfungor