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Italian
Etymology
Probably derived from an onomatopoeic alteration of intero (“whole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.ti.ritˈt͡si.re/, (traditional) /in.ti.ridˈd͡zi.re/
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: in‧ti‧riz‧zì‧re
Verb
intirizzìre (first-person singular present intirizzìsco, first-person singular past historic intirizzìi, past participle intirizzìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to numb (to cause to become numb)
- (transitive, archaic, rare) to stiffen, to paralyze
- (intransitive) to go numb
- (intransitive, by extension) to freeze (to be affected by cold)
Conjugation
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Further reading
- intirizzire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana