intivar

Venetian

Etymology

From *intypāre – ultimately from Ancient Greek τύπος (a hit, a blow) – with lenition of "p" into "v". Compare Sicilian 'ntipari (to press on one side in order to hit on the other one).

Verb

intivar

  1. (transitive) to hit the target, to get it
  2. (transitive) (figuratively) to make an appropriate choice
  3. (transitive) (ironically) to unluckily get, catch or run into (something bad)
  4. (transitive) to guess, to foretell

Conjugation

  • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
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