issare

Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin. Possibly from Middle Low German hissen through French hisser, but ultimately uncertain; compare German hissen, Danish hejse, English hoise, hoist. Compare Sicilian jisari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /isˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: is‧sà‧re

Verb

issàre (first-person singular present ìsso, first-person singular past historic issài, past participle issàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, also nautical) to hoist
  2. (transitive) to haul up
  3. (transitive, nautical) to weigh (an anchor)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Anagrams