figgere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fīgō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfid.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -iddʒere
  • Hyphenation: fìg‧ge‧re

Verb

fìggere (first-person singular present fìggo, first-person singular past historic fìssi, past participle fìtto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, literary)

  1. to thrust, to drive, to stick
    Synonyms: ficcare, conficcare
  2. (figurative) to fix (one's eyes or gaze)
  3. (also figurative) to wound, to pierce
  4. (archaic) to establish, to prescribe
    Synonyms: stabilire, prescrivere

Conjugation

Further reading

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