maledire

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin maledīcere (to slander, curse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.leˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ma‧le‧dì‧re

Verb

maledìre (first-person singular present maledìco, first-person singular past historic maledìssi or (popular) maledìi, past participle maledétto, first-person singular imperfect maledicévo or (popular) maledìvo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (transitive) to curse
  2. (intransitive, literary) to curse

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Further reading

  • maledire in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • maledire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana