Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Late Latin rūmigāre, with metathesis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ru.ɡuˈma.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ru‧gu‧mà‧re

Verb edit

rugumàre (first-person singular present rùgumo, first-person singular past historic rugumài, past participle rugumàto, auxiliary avére) (Tuscan or archaic literary, also figurative)

  1. to ruminate, to brood [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

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