Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ cuneo +‎ -are, or borrowed from in- +‎ Latin cuneāre. Compare Sicilian ncugnari.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.ku.neˈa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧cu‧ne‧à‧re

Verb

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incuneàre (first-person singular present incùneo, first-person singular past historic incuneài, past participle incuneàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to wedge [+ in (object) = in]
  2. (transitive, nautical) to secure with wedges

Conjugation

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