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Italian
Etymology
From s- (“un-”) + cervello (“brain”) + -are (verb-forming suffix) + -si (reflexive pronoun), literally “to unbrain oneself”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ʃer.velˈlar.si/, (regional) /st͡ʃer.velˈlar.si/
- Rhymes: -arsi
- Hyphenation: scer‧vel‧làr‧si
Verb
scervellàrsi (first-person singular present mi scervèllo, first-person singular past historic mi scervellài, past participle scervellàto)
- to rack one's brain, to puzzle
Conjugation
Further reading
- scervellarsi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana