specchiare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From specchio (“mirror”) + -are. Cf. also Latin speculārī.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
specchiàre (first-person singular present spècchio, first-person singular past historic specchiài, past participle specchiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (literary) to reflect
- (historical, Middle Ages) to register (a debtor citizen) in the public register
- (archaic or literary) to observe as if in a mirror
Usage notes edit
- Most commonly used only in the past participle in the meaning "to reflect".
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of specchiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms edit
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