ungere

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin ungere, from earlier unguō, from Proto-Italic *ongʷō, from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃engʷ- (to smear”, “to anoint).

Pronunciation

Verb

ùngere (first-person singular present ùngo, first-person singular past historic ùnsi, past participle ùnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to oil, lubricate
  2. (transitive) to annoint
  3. (transitive) to flatter

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Latin

Alternative forms

Verb

ungēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of ungō

Verb

ungere

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

Romanian

Etymology

From unge +‎ -re.

Noun

ungere f (plural ungeri)

  1. lubrication

Declension