Italian edit

Etymology edit

From s- +‎ profondo +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /spro.fonˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spro‧fon‧dà‧re

Verb edit

sprofondàre (first-person singular present sprofóndo, first-person singular past historic sprofondài, past participle sprofondàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to plunge, to sink, to cause to crash down
  2. (intransitive) to collapse [auxiliary essere]
  3. (intransitive) to subside, settle [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive, nautical) to sink (of a ship) [auxiliary essere]

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