sgusciare
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɡuʃˈʃa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: sgu‧scià‧re
Etymology 1
Probably of onomatopoeic origin.
Verb
sgusciàre (first-person singular present sgùscio, first-person singular past historic sgusciài, past participle sgusciàto, auxiliary èssere)
- (intransitive) to slip [with di or da ‘from’] [auxiliary essere]
- Mentre lo toglieva dall'amo, il pesce gli è sgusciato via dalle mani. ― The fish slipped away from his hands as he was unhooking it.
- (intransitive) to slip away, to sneak away, to escape unnoticed [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of sgusciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Etymology 2
From s- + guscio (“shell”, noun) + -are.
Verb
sgusciàre (first-person singular present sgùscio, first-person singular past historic sgusciài, past participle sgusciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
Conjugation
Conjugation of sgusciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
Derived terms
- sgusciatore
- sgusciatrice
- sgusciatura