ammattire
Italian
Etymology
From a- (directional suffix) + matto (“mad, crazy”) + -ire (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /am.matˈti.re/
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: am‧mat‧tì‧re
Verb
ammattìre (first-person singular present ammattìsco, first-person singular past historic ammattìi, past participle ammattìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive, also intransitive in some meanings) avére)
- (intransitive) to go mad, to go insane [auxiliary essere]
- Synonym: impazzire
- (intransitive) to lose one's calm, to get impatient or exasperated [auxiliary essere or avere]
- (intransitive) to puzzle, to rack one's brains [auxiliary essere or avere]
- (transitive) to drive mad, to drive crazy
Conjugation
Conjugation of ammattìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Intransitive.
2Transitive, also intransitive in some meanings.