dispaiare

Italian

Etymology

From dis- + paio (pair) + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.spaˈja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: di‧spa‧ià‧re

Verb

dispaiàre (first-person singular present dispàio, first-person singular past historic dispaiài, past participle dispaiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (uncommon, transitive) to unpair, to separate (two things that are normally paired)
    Synonyms: (rare) disappaiare, (more common) spaiare
    Antonym: appaiare
    Antonym: appaiare
  2. (obsolete, transitive) to make disproportioned

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • dispaiato

Further reading

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