attuppari
Appearance
Sicilian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from tuppa, through a + tuppa + -ari. Compare Italian toppare.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]attuppari
- to hit something or somebody
- Synonyms: attruzzari, abbàttiri, sbàttiri, ammaccari
- Attuppai a màchina! ― I hit the car!
- to run into, to run up against
- to stumble upon
- (by extension) to go to visit, to go to a specific place
- Synonyms: affacciari, agghicari, arrivari, jùnciri
- Jìi a 'ttuppari a finu unni persi i scarpi u Signuri! ― I arrived to nowhere!
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of attuppari (first conjugation)
infinitive | attuppari | ||||||
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gerund | attuppannu | ||||||
past participle | attuppatu | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
present | attuppu | attuppi | attuppa | attuppamu | attuppati | attùppanu, attùppunu | |
imperfect | attuppava, attuppavu | attuppavi | attuppava | attuppàvamu | attuppàvavu | attuppàvanu, attuppàvunu | |
preterite | attuppai | attuppasti | attuppau, attuppò | attuppammu, attuppamu | attuppàstivu | attuppàrunu, attupparu | |
future1 | attuppirò, attuppirogghiu | attuppirai | attuppirà | attuppiremu | attuppireti, attuppiriti | attuppirannu | |
present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional present | attuppirìa | attuppirissi | attuppirìa | attuppirìamu | attuppirìavu | attuppirìanu | |
conditional past | Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
present | attuppu | attuppi | attuppa | attuppamu | attuppati | attùppanu, attùppunu | |
imperfect | attuppassi | attuppassi | attuppassi | attuppàssimu | attuppàssivu | attuppàssiru | |
present perfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | vossìa | nuàutri | vuàutri | – | |
— | attuppa | attuppassi | attuppamu | attuppati | — | ||
1disused |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Italian: attoppare (regional, mainly Catania)