scivolare
Italian
editEtymology
editThe word is probably of onomatopoeic origin.[1]
From Latin exsībilāre. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editscivolàre (first-person singular present scìvolo, first-person singular past historic scivolài, past participle scivolàto, auxiliary èssere or (in some meanings) avére) (intransitive)
- to glide, to slide [auxiliary avere]
- to slip away, to leave unnoticed [auxiliary avere]
- (also figurative) to slip, to lose traction (and almost fall) [auxiliary essere or (rarely) avere]
- to slip (out of one's grasp) [auxiliary essere]
- fare scivolare qualcosa nelle mani di qualcuno ― to slip something into someone's hands
- (figurative) to pass over, to not linger on (a topic) [with su] [auxiliary essere]
- (figurative) to be postponed [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of scivolàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1In some meanings.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ 2024 August 23 (last accessed), “Archived copy”, in Treccani[1], archived from the original on 14 May 2011:
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