Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin secernō (to distinguish, to discern), related to Provençal eissernir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ˈʃɛr.ne.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrnere
  • Hyphenation: scèr‧ne‧re

Verb

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scèrnere (first-person singular present scèrno, first-person singular past historic scèrsi, past participle (rare) scernìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to see, notice or discern

Conjugation

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  • Some dictionaries (e.g. Treccani, Hoepli) list a past historic secernéi or secernétti/secernètti, but it appears not to exist.