impruarsi

Italian

Etymology

From im- + prua (bow) + -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix) + -si.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.pruˈar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: im‧pru‧àr‧si

Verb

impruàrsi (first-person singular present mi imprùo, first-person singular past historic mi impruài, past participle impruàto) (intransitive, nautical)

  1. to pitch forward (towards the bow); to be down by the bow (of a ship)
    Synonym: appruarsi
  2. to slip towards the prow (of a load)

Conjugation

Further reading

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

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