spretarsi
Italian
Etymology
From s- (privative prefix) + prete (“priest”) + -are (reflexive 1st-conjugation verbal suffix) + -si (enclitic reflexive pronoun).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spreˈtar.si/
- Rhymes: -arsi
- Hyphenation: spre‧tàr‧si
Verb
spretàrsi (first-person singular present mi sprèto, first-person singular past historic mi spretài, past participle spretàtosi)
- to abandon the priesthood
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
- spretarsi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana