paragonare

Italian

Etymology

From Mediaeval Greek παρακονη (parakonē, "whetstone"), from Ancient Greek παρακονάω (parakonáō, I sharpen, whet), from παρά (pará) + ἀκόνη (akónē, whetstone). Compare English paragon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ra.ɡoˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧go‧nà‧re

Verb

paragonàre (first-person singular present paragòno, first-person singular past historic paragonài, past participle paragonàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive with a or con) to compare (to, with)
    Synonyms: confrontare, rapportare, comparare

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: paragonar

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Spanish

Verb

paragonare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of paragonar
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