custodire

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin custōdīre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.stoˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: cu‧sto‧dì‧re

Verb

custodìre (first-person singular present custodìsco, first-person singular past historic custodìi, past participle custodìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to guard; to look after
  2. to hold in custody, especially police custody
  3. to conserve
  4. (Tuscany) to nourish

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • custodire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Verb

custōdīre

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