osteggiare
Italian
Etymology
From oste (“army”) + -eggiare, from Latin hostis (“enemy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /os.tedˈd͡ʒa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: o‧steg‧già‧re
Verb
osteggiàre (first-person singular present ostéggio, first-person singular past historic osteggiài, past participle osteggiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to oppose
- (transitive, military) to attack, to assault, to besiege
- (intransitive, military) to wage war [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of osteggiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)