spergiuro

See also: spergiurò

Italian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sperˈd͡ʒu.ro/
  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Hyphenation: sper‧giù‧ro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin periūrus. The prefixed s- is an influence from spergiurare.

Adjective

spergiuro (feminine spergiura, masculine plural spergiuri, feminine plural spergiure)

  1. faithless

Noun

spergiuro m (plural spergiuri, feminine spergiura)

  1. perjurer (male)
    Synonym: spergiuratore

Etymology 2

Deverbal from spergiurare +‎ -o. See also Latin periūrium. By surface analysis, s- (derivation prefix) +‎ pergiuro (“perjury”).

Noun

spergiuro m (plural spergiuri)

  1. perjury

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spergiuro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of spergiurare

Further reading

  • spergiuro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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