prediligere

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīligere (“to esteem before others”), from prae- (“before”) + dis- (“apart; utterly”) + legere (“to choose”). By surface analysis, pre- +‎ diligere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pre.diˈli.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -idʒere
  • Hyphenation: pre‧di‧lì‧ge‧re

Verb

predilìgere (first-person singular present predilìgo, first-person singular past historic predilèssi, past participle predilètto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to prefer, have predilection for

Conjugation

    Conjugation of predilìgere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive predilìgere
auxiliary verb avére gerund prediligèndo
present participle prediligènte past participle predilètto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present predilìgo predilìgi predilìge prediligiàmo prediligéte predilìgono
imperfect prediligévo prediligévi prediligéva prediligevàmo prediligevàte prediligévano
past historic predilèssi prediligésti predilèsse prediligémmo prediligéste predilèssero
future prediligerò prediligerài prediligerà prediligerémo prediligeréte prediligerànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present prediligerèi prediligerésti prediligerèbbe, prediligerébbe prediligerémmo prediligeréste prediligerèbbero, prediligerébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present predilìga predilìga predilìga prediligiàmo prediligiàte predilìgano
imperfect prediligéssi prediligéssi prediligésse prediligéssimo prediligéste prediligéssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
predilìgi predilìga prediligiàmo prediligéte predilìgano
negative imperative non predilìgere non predilìga non prediligiàmo non prediligéte non predilìgano
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