Italian edit

Etymology edit

From ri- +‎ infrangere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /rinˈfran.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -andʒere
  • Hyphenation: rin‧fràn‧ge‧re

Verb edit

rinfràngere (first-person singular present rinfràngo, first-person singular past historic rinfrànsi, past participle rinfrànto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, rare)

  1. to break (waves), to cause (waves) to crash (of the sea)
    Synonym: infrangere
  2. to refract (light)
    Synonym: rifrangere

Conjugation edit