addirsi

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adˈdir.si/
  • Rhymes: -irsi
  • Hyphenation: ad‧dìr‧si

Etymology 1

Verb

addìrsi (first-person singular present mi addìco, first-person singular past historic mi addìssi, past participle addétto, first-person singular imperfect mi addicévo) (literary)

  1. reflexive of addire
  2. to be dedicated, to be consecrated
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Possibly from Latin ad- +‎ decere (to be suitable), subsequently remodelled after Italian dire (to say) and given the impersonal ending -si. Compare disdire (to not suit).

Verb

addìrsi (third-person only, third-person singular present si addìce, third-person singular past historic (rare) si addìsse, past participle (rare) addétto, third-person singular imperfect si addicéva)

  1. to suit, to be becoming, to be suitable
    Synonyms: confarsi, convenire, adattarsi, convenirsi, donare, prestarsi, attagliarsi
    Antonyms: disdire, non convenire
Conjugation

Further reading

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

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