contorcere

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Italian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin contorquēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈtɔr.t͡ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtʃere
  • Hyphenation: con‧tòr‧ce‧re

Verb

contòrcere (first-person singular present contòrco, first-person singular past historic contòrsi, past participle contòrto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (uncommon) to twist repeatedly or forcefully, to wring
  2. (poetic) to wield (a weapon); to hurl (a dart)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of contòrcere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive contòrcere
auxiliary verb avére gerund contorcèndo
present participle contorcènte past participle contòrto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present contòrco contòrci contòrce contorciàmo contorcéte contòrcono
imperfect contorcévo contorcévi contorcéva contorcevàmo contorcevàte contorcévano
past historic contòrsi contorcésti contòrse contorcémmo contorcéste contòrsero
future contorcerò contorcerài contorcerà contorcerémo contorceréte contorcerànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present contorcerèi contorcerésti contorcerèbbe, contorcerébbe contorcerémmo contorceréste contorcerèbbero, contorcerébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present contòrca contòrca contòrca contorciàmo contorciàte contòrcano
imperfect contorcéssi contorcéssi contorcésse contorcéssimo contorcéste contorcéssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
contòrci contòrca contorciàmo contorcéte contòrcano
negative imperative non contòrcere non contòrca non contorciàmo non contorcéte non contòrcano

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