angere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angere (“to press, to tighten”).

Verb

àngere (third-person only, third-person singular present ànge, no past historic, no past participle, no imperfect, no future, no subjunctive, no imperfect subjunctive) (transitive, literary)

1. (transitive, archaic or poetic) to torment, to afflict
   • Tanto un suo vano amor l'ange e martira

     Such a vain love of his torments and tortures him

     (T. Tasso)

Usage notes

• In modern poetic usage, the verb is used exclusively in the present indicative, third person singular ànge.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of àngere (root-stressed -ere; third-person only; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	àngere
auxiliary verb		—	gerund		—
present participle		—	past participle		—
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	ànge	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
past historic	—	—	—	—	—	—
future	—	—	—	—	—	—
conditional	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—

Including lesser-used forms:

    Conjugation of àngere (root-stressed -ere; third-person only; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	àngere
auxiliary verb		—	gerund		angèndo1
present participle		angènte1	past participle		—
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	ànge	—	—	àngono1
imperfect	—	—	angéva1	—	—	angévano1
past historic	—	—	—	—	—	—
future	—	—	angerà1	—	—	angerànno1
conditional	—	—	angerèbbe1, angerébbe1	—	—	angerèbbero1, angerébbero1
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	ànga1	—	—	àngano1
imperfect	—	—	angésse1	—	—	angéssero1
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—

¹Rare.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• genare, genera, negare

Latin

Verb

angēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of angō

Verb

angere

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