addire

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin addīcere and adapted to native dire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ad‧dì‧re

Verb

addìre (first-person singular present addìco, first-person singular past historic addìssi, past participle addétto, first-person singular imperfect addicévo, auxiliary avére) (transitive, literary)

  1. to dedicate, to consecrate
    Synonym: dedicare

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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