orrire

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin horrēre (to dread ← to tremble, shiver ← to stand erect, stand on end), from Proto-Italic *horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti, derived from the root *ǵʰers- (stiff).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /orˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: or‧rì‧re

Verb

orrìre (first-person singular present orrìsco, first-person singular past historic orrìi, past participle orrìto, auxiliary avére or èssere) (archaic, rare)

  1. (transitive) to abhor (to regard with horror)
  2. (intransitive) to be horrified
    Synonym: inorridire

Usage notes

  • The verb takes avere as the auxiliary when transitive, and essere when intransitive.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • orrire in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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