Italian edit

Etymology edit

From in- +‎ serpente (snake) +‎ -ire (3rd conjugation verbal suffix), literally to become a snake.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.ser.penˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧ser‧pen‧tì‧re

Verb edit

inserpentìre (first-person singular present inserpentìsco, first-person singular past historic inserpentìi, past participle inserpentìto, auxiliary èssere)

  1. (intransitive, rare) to become furious, to fly into a rage [auxiliary essere]
    Synonyms: (rare) inserpentirsi, inviperire

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Further reading edit

  • inserpentire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana