Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin stupefacere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stu.peˈfa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: stu‧pe‧fà‧re

Verb

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stupefàre (first-person singular present stupefàccio, first-person singular past historic stupeféci, past participle stupefàtto, first-person singular imperfect stupefacévo, second-person singular imperative stupefài or stupefà', auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to stun or astound
  2. (intransitive, uncommon) to be stunned or astounded [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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