pezzire

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *petīre, from Latin petere (“ask, request”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /petˈt͡si.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: pez‧zì‧re

Verb

pezzìre (no present, no past historic, no past participle, no imperfect, no future, no subjunctive, no imperfect subjunctive, no imperative)

  1. (intransitive, regional, south Italy) to beg
    Synonym: mendicare

Usage notes
  • Outside of the infinitive, the verb is used only in the gerund pezzendo. A form pezzente (“beggar”) exists, but it no longer functions as a present participle, rather only as a noun.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of pezzìre (-ire; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive pezzìre
auxiliary verb — gerund pezzèndo
present participle — past participle —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present — — — — — —
imperfect — — — — — —
past historic — — — — — —
future — — — — — —
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present — — — — — —
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present — — — — — —
imperfect — — — — — —
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
— — — — —
negative imperative — — — — —

Further reading
  • pezzire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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