grattare
Italian
Etymology
Of Germanic origin; probably borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also English scratch. Compare French gratter, Catalan gratar, Piedmontese graté.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡratˈta.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: grat‧tà‧re
Verb
grattàre (first-person singular present gràtto, first-person singular past historic grattài, past participle grattàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to scratch
- (transitive) to scrape
- (transitive) to grate (food)
- Synonym: grattugiare
- (transitive, colloquial) to filch, to pilfer, to steal
- (intransitive) to screech, to grate (to make a harsh rubbing sound) [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive) to grind gears [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of grattàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)