uccidere
Italian
Etymology
From Old Italian occidere, from Latin occīdō (“to kill, slay”). Compare Romanian ucide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /utˈt͡ʃi.de.re/
- Rhymes: -idere
- Hyphenation: uc‧cì‧de‧re
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Verb
uccìdere (first-person singular present uccìdo, first-person singular past historic uccìsi, past participle uccìso, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to kill
- Synonyms: ammazzare, assassinare
- il fumo uccide ― smoking kills
Conjugation
Conjugation of uccìdere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
- uccidersi
- ucciditore