incartapecorire
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From in- + cartapecora (“parchment”) + -ire.
Verb edit
incartapecorìre (first-person singular present incartapecorìsco, first-person singular past historic incartapecorìi, past participle incartapecorìto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)
- to wizen or shrivel (of skin)
- Synonym: incartapecorirsi
- (figurative) to become old and decrepit (of the heart, brain, etc.)
- Synonym: incartapecorirsi
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of incartapecorìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- incartapecorire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana