Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ cupo +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.kuˈpi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧cu‧pì‧re

Verb

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incupìre (first-person singular present incupìsco, first-person singular past historic incupìi, past participle incupìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere) (transitive or intransitive)

  1. (transitive) to darken, to make darker
  2. (intransitive) to darken, to become darker [auxiliary essere]
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to darken, to cloud (of the face) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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