sancire

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin sancīre (to make sacred), from Proto-Italic *sankjō, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti ~ *sh₂nkénti, derived from the root *seh₂k- (sacred).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sanˈt͡ʃi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: san‧cì‧re

Verb

sancìre (first-person singular present sancìsco, first-person singular past historic sancìi, past participle sancìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to sanction, to ratify (a pact)
  2. to decree, to proclaim
  3. (figurative) to sanction, to consecrate (e.g. a custom)

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • sancire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

sancīre

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