chiavare
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kjaˈva.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: chia‧và‧re
Etymology 1
From chiav(e) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).
Verb
chiavàre (first-person singular present chiàvo, first-person singular past historic chiavài, past participle chiavàto, auxiliary avére)
- (archaic, transitive) to lock (with a key)
- Synonym: chiudere a chiave
Conjugation
Conjugation of chiavàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Etymology 2
From Late Latin clāvāre, from Latin clāvus. Compare French clouer.
Alternative forms
- clavare (archaic, only in the sense "to nail")
Verb
chiavàre (first-person singular present chiàvo, first-person singular past historic chiavài, past participle chiavàto, auxiliary avére)
- (archaic, transitive) to nail (fix with a nail)
- Synonym: inchiodare
- (archaic, transitive, figurative) to fix firmly, to affix, to attach
- (transitive or intransitive, vulgar) to fuck [auxiliary avere]
- (figurative, vulgar) to scam, to cheat someone
Conjugation
Conjugation of chiavàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)