soccombere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin succumbō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sokˈkom.be.re/
  • Rhymes: -ombere
  • Hyphenation: soc‧cóm‧be‧re

Verb

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  1. (intransitive) to succumb, to give way [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

  • Treccani says that this verb is not used in the past participle or composed tenses but examples of soccombuto are common and easy to find. All use avere as an auxiliary (despite what Hoepli says).

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • soccombere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • soccombere in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)

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