Italian

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Etymology

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From im- +‎ pigro +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.piˈɡri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧pi‧grì‧re

Verb

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impigrìre (first-person singular present impigrìsco, first-person singular past historic impigrìi, past participle impigrìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to make (someone) lazy
  2. (intransitive) to become lazy [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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