ardire

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *hardijan (to harden).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ar‧dì‧re

Verb

ardìre (first-person singular present ardìsco, first-person singular past historic ardìi, past participle ardìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to dare
  2. (transitive) to dare (someone to do something)

Usage notes

  • Normally considered defective in the forms that coincide with those of ardere, namely ardiamo (first plural present indicative and subjunctive and first plural imperative), ardiate (second plural present subjunctive), ardente (present participle), ardendo (gerund).

Conjugation

Noun

ardire m (plural ardiri)

  1. daring, boldness
  2. impudence

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