castigare

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See also: castigaré and câștigare

Asturian

Verb

castigare

  1. inflection of castigar:
    1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative
    2. first/third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive

Italian

Etymology

From Latin castīgāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.stiˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ca‧sti‧gà‧re

Verb

castigàre (first-person singular present castìgo, first-person singular past historic castigài, past participle castigàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to punish, to castigate (in order to correct)
    Synonym: punire
  2. (literary) to correct, to amend
  3. (poetic) to forge (metal)

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Latin

Verb

castīgāre

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

Spanish

Verb

castigare

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