piagare

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin plāgāre (to strike), derived from Classical Latin plāga (plague; blow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjaˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pia‧gà‧re

Verb

piagàre (first-person singular present piàgo, first-person singular past historic piagài, past participle piagàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to produce sores
  2. (archaic or literary) to wound, to hurt
  3. (archaic or literary, figurative, by extension) to wound or hurt emotionally; to afflict profoundly
  4. (archaic or literary, figurative) to make (someone) fall madly in love
  5. (archaic or literary, figurative) to corrupt morally, to deprave

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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