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Italian
Etymology
From Latin dīligō (“to esteem, love, have regard for”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈli.d͡ʒe.re/
- Rhymes: -idʒere
- Hyphenation: di‧lì‧ge‧re
Verb
dilìgere (first-person singular present dilìgo, first-person singular past historic dilèssi, past participle dilètto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to respect
Conjugation
Latin
Verb
dīligēre
- second-person singular future passive indicative of dīligō
Verb
dīligere
- inflection of dīligō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative