calzare

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See also: calzaré

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cal‧zà‧re

Etymology 1

From Latin calceāre.

Verb

calzàre (first-person singular present càlzo, first-person singular past historic calzài, past participle calzàto, auxiliary avére or (intransitive in the figurative meaning "to fit") èssere)

  1. (transitive) to put (a body part) in a tight garment
  2. (transitive) to shoe
  3. (transitive) to put on
  4. (transitive) to wedge
  5. (intransitive) to fit (of socks, shoes, and other garments)
  6. (intransitive, figurative) to fit, to suit
Conjugation
    Conjugation of calzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive calzàre
auxiliary verb avére, èssere1 gerund calzàndo
present participle calzànte past participle calzàto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present càlzo càlzi càlza calziàmo calzàte càlzano
imperfect calzàvo calzàvi calzàva calzavàmo calzavàte calzàvano
past historic calzài calzàsti calzò calzàmmo calzàste calzàrono
future calzerò calzerài calzerà calzerémo calzeréte calzerànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present calzerèi calzerésti calzerèbbe, calzerébbe calzerémmo calzeréste calzerèbbero, calzerébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present càlzi càlzi càlzi calziàmo calziàte càlzino
imperfect calzàssi calzàssi calzàsse calzàssimo calzàste calzàssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
càlza càlzi calziàmo calzàte càlzino
negative imperative non calzàre non càlzi non calziàmo non calzàte non càlzino

1Intransitive in the figurative meaning "to fit".

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin calciārium, calceārium, derived from Latin calceus (“shoe”).

Noun

calzare m (plural calzari)

  1. sandal
  2. footwear

Anagrams

Spanish

Verb

calzare

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