separare

See also: separaré

Italian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin sēparāre. Compare the inherited disceverare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.paˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: se‧pa‧rà‧re

Verb

separàre (first-person singular present sepàro, first-person singular past historic separài, past participle separàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to separate, divide, split
    Synonym: dividere
  2. (transitive) to distinguish, dissociate
    Synonym: distinguere

Usage notes

  • The high-style Latinate pronunciation confùto is mentioned in dictionaries but is rare and dispreferred.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • separare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • separare in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • separare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • separàre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • separare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

sēparāre

  1. inflection of sēparō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian

Etymology

From separa + -re.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -are

Noun

separare f (plural separări)

  1. separation

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sepaˈɾaɾe/ [se.paˈɾa.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -aɾe
  • Syllabification: se‧pa‧ra‧re

Verb

separare

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