rapire

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rapīre, from Latin rapere, from Proto-Italic *rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rp-i-, from *h₁rep- (to snatch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈpi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ra‧pì‧re

Verb

rapìre (first-person singular present rapìsco, first-person singular past historic rapìi, past participle rapìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to kidnap or abduct
  2. to captivate

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Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aperīre, with metathesis of the first /r/ in Naples and environs.

Pronunciation

Verb

rapire

  1. to open

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