Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ ginocchio +‎ -are +‎ -si. Compare French agenouiller, Catalan agenollar, Portuguese ajoelhar, Romanian îngenunchea.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.d͡ʒi.nokˈkjar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: in‧gi‧noc‧chiàr‧si

Verb

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inginocchiàrsi (first-person singular present mi inginòcchio, first-person singular past historic mi inginocchiài, past participle inginocchiàto)

  1. to kneel, or kneel down

Conjugation

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