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circonvolgere

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin circumvolvere (to cause to roll around). Adapted to volgere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.konˈvɔl.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔldʒere
  • Hyphenation: cir‧con‧vòl‧ge‧re

Verb

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circonvòlgere (first-person singular present circonvòlgo, first-person singular past historic circonvòlsi, past participle circonvòlto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, rare) to wrap around

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • circonvolgere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • circonvolgere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication