scire

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskiː.re/, [ˈs̠kiːrɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.re/, [ˈʃiːre]

Verb

scīre

inflection of sciō:
1. present active infinitive
2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Middle English

Adjective

scire

Alternative form of schyre (“bright”)

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

ascire
scì, ascì (alt. spellings)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin exīre.

Pronunciation

(Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈʃi]

Verb

scire

to know

References

AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1184: “uscire” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “scire”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

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