estinguere
Italian
Alternative forms
- stinguere (archaic or obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin extinguere (possibly a semi-learned term). Doublet of stinguere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtin.ɡwe.re/
- Rhymes: -inɡwere
- Hyphenation: e‧stìn‧gue‧re
Verb
estìnguere (first-person singular present estìnguo, first-person singular past historic estìnsi, past participle estìnto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to put out, extinguish
- (transitive) to pay off (a debt)
- (transitive) to close (an account)
- (transitive) to quench
- (transitive) to slake
Conjugation
Conjugation of estìnguere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)