arrugginire

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Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ ruggine +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ar.rud.d͡ʒiˈni.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ar‧rug‧gi‧nì‧re

Verb

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arrugginìre (first-person singular present arrugginìsco, first-person singular past historic arrugginìi, past participle arrugginìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to rust, to cause to rust
  2. (transitive, figurative) to weaken
  3. (intransitive) to become rusty (all senses) [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive) to weaken (of muscles) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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