maledire

Italian

Etymology

From Latin maledīcere (to slander, curse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.leˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ma‧le‧dì‧re

Verb

maledìre (first-person singular present maledìco, first-person singular past historic maledìssi or (popular) maledìi, past participle maledétto, first-person singular imperfect maledicévo or (popular) maledìvo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (transitive) to curse
  2. (intransitive, literary) to curse [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]

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