Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Lombardic *skirnjan, cognate with Old High German skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, compare German scheren, Old French escharnir.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /skerˈni.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: scher‧nì‧re

Verb edit

schernìre (first-person singular present schernìsco, first-person singular past historic schernìi, past participle schernìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to mock or sneer at
    Synonyms: beffare, burlare

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