improntare
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Variant of imprentare (itself from Old French empreinte), influenced by pronto.
Verb edit
improntàre (first-person singular present imprónto, first-person singular past historic improntài, past participle improntàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to imprint, impress
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of improntàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
improntàre (first-person singular present imprónto, first-person singular past historic improntài, past participle improntàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, archaic) to prepare, get ready
- Synonyms: apprestare, preparare
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of improntàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Old French emprunter and probably adapted in form to etymology 2. First attested in 1260.[1]
Verb edit
improntàre (first-person singular present imprónto, first-person singular past historic improntài, past participle improntàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, archaic) to lend
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of improntàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
References edit
- ^ Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/ɪmˈprumut-a-/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
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improntare