Italian

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Etymology

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From iride +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.riˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: i‧ri‧dà‧re

Verb

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iridàre (first-person singular present ìrido, first-person singular past historic iridài, past participle iridàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to paint (something) all the colours/colors of the rainbow, to make iridescent
  2. (transitive, figurative) to adorn, to embellish
  3. (intransitive) to become iridescent [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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