Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ritˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: riz‧zà‧re

Etymology 1 edit

From Vulgar Latin *rēctāre, from Latin rēctus.[1]

Verb edit

rizzàre (first-person singular present rìzzo, first-person singular past historic rizzài, past participle rizzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to erect (a wall, etc.)
  2. to pitch (a tent)
  3. to raise, lift (the tail)
  4. to prick up (the ears)
  5. (vulgar, slang) referring to a penis: have an erection
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Etymology 2 edit

From rizza +‎ -are.

Verb edit

rizzàre (first-person singular present rìzzo, first-person singular past historic rizzài, past participle rizzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (nautical) to lash down with a gripe
Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Migliorini, Bruno; Aldo Duro (1950), “rizzare”, in Prontuario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Paravia

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