arrugginire

Italian

Etymology

From a- + ruggine + -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.rud.d͡ʒiˈni.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ar‧rug‧gi‧nì‧re

Verb

arrugginìre (first-person singular present arrugginìsco, first-person singular past historic arrugginìi, past participle arrugginìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to rust, to cause to rust
  2. (transitive, figurative) to weaken
  3. (intransitive) to become rusty (all senses) [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive) to weaken (of muscles) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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