Italian edit

Etymology edit

From tarma (moth) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tarˈma.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: tar‧mà‧re

Verb edit

tarmàre (first-person singular present tàrmo, first-person singular past historic tarmài, past participle tarmàto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to be ruined by moths, to be moth-eaten [auxiliary essere]
  2. (transitive) to ruin (something) by gnawing (of moths)

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Further reading edit

  • tarmare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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