impuzzire

Italian

Etymology

From im- + puzzo (stink, smell, noun) + -ire (3rd conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.putˈt͡si.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧puz‧zì‧re

Verb

impuzzìre (first-person singular present impuzzìsco, first-person singular past historic impuzzìi, past participle impuzzìto, auxiliary èssere or avére) (rare)

  1. (intransitive) to become smelly or stinky
  2. (transitive) to cause to become smelly or stinky; to stink out
    Synonym: impuzzolentire
    C'erano sacchi di rifiuti che impuzzivano l'ambiente
    There were garbage bags stinking out the place

Usage notes

  • The verb takes essere as the auxiliary in its intransitive meaning, and avere otherwise.

Conjugation

Further reading

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