spetrare

Italian

Etymology

From s- (privative prefix) +‎ petra (stone, alternative form of pietra) +‎ -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /speˈtra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spe‧trà‧re

Verb

spetràre (first-person singular present spètro, first-person singular past historic spetrài, past participle spetràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, obsolete or literary) to soften

Conjugation

Further reading

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

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