pungere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pungere, from Proto-Italic *pungō, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (prick, punch). Cognate with French poindre, Romanian împunge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpun.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -undʒere
  • Hyphenation: pùn‧ge‧re

Verb

pùngere (first-person singular present pùngo, first-person singular past historic pùnsi, past participle pùnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to prick
  2. (transitive) to sting, bite (of an insect, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to prickle, scratch

Conjugation

Derived terms

Latin

Verb

pungēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of pungō

Verb

pungere

  1. inflection of pungō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative