sgombrare
Italian
editAlternative forms
edit- sgomberare (less common)
Etymology
editThe prefix in- of ingombrare (“to encumber”) is replaced with s- (“out”), meaning “to remove the encumbrance”, i.e., “to unencumber”.
Compare French décombrer (“to remove debris”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsgombràre (first-person singular present sgómbro, first-person singular past historic sgombrài, past participle sgombràto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to vacate or evacuate
- (transitive) to clear the way
- (intransitive, informal) to move out (of a residence) [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sgombràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)