folgorare
Italian
Etymology
From Latin fulgurāre (“to flash, shine”). By surface analysis, folgore (“lightning, thunderbolt”) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fol.ɡoˈra.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: fol‧go‧rà‧re
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Verb
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- (transitive) to strike (down) (especially with lightning)
- (transitive) to electrocute
- (intransitive) to produce lightning [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive, figurative) to thunder (with words), to inveigh [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive) to shine, to sparkle [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive, figurative, literary) to act quickly [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
- folgorante
- folgoratore
- folgorazione
- folgore
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