defungere
Italian
Etymology
From Latin dēfungī (“to die”), earlier “I finish”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈfun.d͡ʒe.re/
- Rhymes: -undʒere
- Hyphenation: de‧fùn‧ge‧re
Verb
defùngere (first-person singular present defùngo, first-person singular past historic defùnsi, past participle (rare) defùnto, auxiliary èssere) (literary, intransitive)
- (officialese or derogatory) to die
- (figurative, derogatory, humorous) to stop working
Conjugation
Conjugation of defùngere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Rare.
Derived terms
Latin
Verb
dēfungere
- second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of dēfungor
Verb
dēfungēre
- second-person singular future active indicative of dēfungor