Italian

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Etymology

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From orgoglio (pride) +‎ -ire (3rd-conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /or.ɡoʎˈʎi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: or‧go‧glì‧re

Verb

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orgoglìre (first-person singular present orgoglìsco, first-person singular past historic orgoglìi, past participle orgoglìto, auxiliary èssere)

  1. (literary, archaic, intransitive) Alternative form of inorgoglire (to take pride, to be proud) [auxiliary essere]
    Synonyms: inorgoglire, inorgoglirsi

Conjugation

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Further reading

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