Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Latin

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Verb

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dēfungere

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

Verb

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dēfungēre

  1. second-person singular future active indicative of dēfungor