ricalcitrare

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recalcitrāre (to be disobedient).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.kal.t͡ʃiˈtra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧cal‧ci‧trà‧re

Verb

ricalcitràre (first-person singular present ricàlcitro, first-person singular past historic ricalcitrài, past participle ricalcitràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to kick (of a horse, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to be recalcitrant

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ricalcitrare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • ricalcitrare in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • ricalcitràre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • ricalcitrare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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