ammattire

Italian

Etymology

From a- (directional suffix) + matto (mad, crazy) + -ire (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /am.matˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: am‧mat‧tì‧re

Verb

ammattìre (first-person singular present ammattìsco, first-person singular past historic ammattìi, past participle ammattìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive, also intransitive in some meanings) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to go mad, to go insane [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: impazzire
  2. (intransitive) to lose one's calm, to get impatient or exasperated [auxiliary essere or avere]
  3. (intransitive) to puzzle, to rack one's brains [auxiliary essere or avere]
  4. (transitive) to drive mad, to drive crazy
    Synonym: fare impazzire

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