folgorare

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin fulgurāre (to flash, shine). By surface analysis, folgore (lightning, thunderbolt) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fol.ɡoˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fol‧go‧rà‧re
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Verb

folgoràre (first-person singular present fólgoro, first-person singular past historic folgorài, past participle folgoràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to strike (down) (especially with lightning)
  2. (transitive) to electrocute
  3. (intransitive) to produce lightning
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to thunder (with words), to inveigh
  5. (intransitive) to shine, to sparkle
  6. (intransitive, figurative, literary) to act quickly

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