insuperbire

Italian

Etymology

From in- + superbo + -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.su.perˈbi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧su‧per‧bì‧re

Verb

insuperbìre (first-person singular present insuperbìsco, first-person singular past historic insuperbìi, past participle insuperbìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to become proud [+ per (object) = of] [auxiliary essere]
  2. (transitive) to make proud [+ per (object) = of]

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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