desolare
See also: desolaré
Italian
Etymology
From Latin dēsōlāre, from dē- + sōlus + -ō. Cognate with English desolate, French désoler, Portuguese desolar, Romanian dezolare, and Spanish desolar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.zoˈla.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: de‧so‧là‧re
Verb
desolàre (first-person singular present dèsolo or (traditional, careful style) desòlo[1], first-person singular past historic desolài, past participle desolàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to distress or dishearten
- Synonym: addolorare
- to desolate or devastate
- Synonym: devastare
Conjugation
1Traditional.
2Careful style.
Related terms
References
- desolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Latin
Verb
dēsōlāre
- inflection of dēsōlō:
- second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative
- present active infinitive
Spanish
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