circoscrivere

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin circumscrībere, from circum (around) + scrībō (to write) (compare scrivere).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.koˈskri.ve.re/
  • Rhymes: -ivere
  • Hyphenation: cir‧co‧scrì‧ve‧re

Verb

circoscrìvere (first-person singular present circoscrìvo, first-person singular past historic circoscrìssi, past participle circoscrìtto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (transitive) to circumscribe, encompass
  2. (transitive) to mark out
  3. (transitive) to contain, confine

Conjugation