percuotere

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin percutere (to strike, beat), from per- +‎ quatiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (to shake). Cognate with English percuss, French percuter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /perˈkwɔ.te.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtere
  • Hyphenation: per‧cuò‧te‧re

Verb

percuòtere (first-person singular present percuòto, first-person singular past historic percòssi, past participle percòsso, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to strike, to hit, to beat
    Synonyms: picchiare, pestare, battere
  2. (transitive, figurative) to afflict, to torment
    Synonyms: affliggere, tormentare
  3. (intransitive, uncommon) to bump ,
    Synonyms: urtare, cozzare

Conjugation

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