Italian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin gaudēre. Doublet of gioire, a borrowing from French.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡoˈde.re/
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: go‧dé‧re

Verb edit

godére (first-person singular present gòdo, first-person singular past historic godétti or (traditional) godètti, past participle godùto, first-person singular future godrò, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to enjoy [+ di (something)] or [+ a (infinitive) = doing something] [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive) to feel pleasure, to take pleasure [+ in (something) = in] [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to enjoy, to benefit from (wealth, good reputation, etc.) [+ di (something)] [auxiliary avere]
  4. (intransitive, slang) to have an orgasm; to cum [auxiliary avere]
  5. (transitive) to enjoy

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Descendants edit

  • Sardinian: godire, bodire

References edit

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

Neapolitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin gaudēre.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

godere

  1. to enjoy

References edit

  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “godere”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano