licere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin licēre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.t͡ʃe.re/, /liˈt͡ʃe.re/
• Rhymes: -itʃere, -ere
• Hyphenation: lì‧ce‧re, li‧cé‧re

Verb

lìcere or licére (third-person only, third-person singular present lìce, no past historic, past participle lécito, no imperfect, no future, no subjunctive, no imperfect subjunctive, auxiliary èssere)

1. (poetic) to allow

Conjugation

• Note: Highly defective. Only the third person singular form lice is normally found; other extant forms are rare.

    Conjugation of lìcere or licére (root-stressed -ere; third-person only; irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	lìcere, licére
auxiliary verb		èssere	gerund		—
present participle		—	past participle		lécito
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	lìce	—	—	lìcono
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
past historic	—	—	—	—	—	—
future	—	—	—	—	—	—
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—

Including lesser-used forms:

    Conjugation of lìcere or licére (root-stressed -ere; third-person only; irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	lìcere, licére
auxiliary verb		èssere	gerund		—
present participle		—	past participle		lécito
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	lìce	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	licéva1	—	—	licévano1
past historic	—	—	—	—	—	—
future	—	—	—	—	—	—
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	licésse1	—	—	licéssero1
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—

¹Rare.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• celeri

Latin

Verb

licēre

1. second-person singular present active indicative/imperative of liceor
2. present active infinitive of licet