scire

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskiː.re/, [ˈs̠kiːrɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.re/, [ˈʃiːre]

Verb

scīre

1. inflection of sciō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Middle English

Adjective

scire

1. Alternative form of schyre (“bright”)

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• ascire
• scì, ascì (alt. spellings)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin exīre.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈʃi]

Verb

scire

1. to leave

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1184: “uscire” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “scire”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano