Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ cappa +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.kapˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧cap‧pà‧re

Verb

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incappàre (first-person singular present incàppo, first-person singular past historic incappài, past participle incappàto, auxiliary èssere or (transitive) avére) [with in]

  1. (intransitive) to get into (trouble) [auxiliary essere]
  2. (intransitive) to run into (a person) [auxiliary essere]
  3. (transitive, uncommon) to cover with a hood

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • incappare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • incappare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • incappare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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