rodere

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Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rōdere, from Proto-Indo-European *roh₁d-, contracted o-grade form of *reh₁d- (to gnaw, scrape, scratch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈro.de.re/
  • Rhymes: -odere
  • Hyphenation: ró‧de‧re
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Verb

ródere (first-person singular present ródo, first-person singular past historic rósi, past participle róso, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to gnaw
    Synonyms: tritare, sgretolare, rosicchiare, rosicare, brucare, scarnire
  2. (transitive, also figurative) to corrode
    Synonyms: logorare, consumare, corrodere, erodere, forare, intaccare, smangiare
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to anger or irritate
    Synonyms: consumare, limare
    lo rodeva la gelosia
    the jealousy irritated him
    gli rode non essere stato invitato
    it angers him that he wasn't invited
  4. (transitive, literary or humorous) to eat in small bites
    Synonyms: sgranocchiare, mangiare

Conjugation

Related terms

Latin

Verb

rōdēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of rōdō

Verb

rōdere

  1. inflection of rōdō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative