compungere

Italian

Alternative forms

• compugnere (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin compungere. By surface analysis, con- +‎ pungere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈpun.d͡ʒe.re/
• Rhymes: -undʒere
• Hyphenation: com‧pùn‧ge‧re

Verb

compùngere (first-person singular present compùngo, first-person singular past historic compùnsi, past participle compùnto, auxiliary avére)

1. (literary, transitive) to disturb, to trouble, to afflict
   • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell]‎^[1], lines 13–15; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     Ma poi ch’i’ fui al piè d’un colle giunto, ¶ là dove terminava quella valle ¶ che m’avea di paura il cor compunto, […]

     But after I had reached a mountain's foot, ¶ ⁠At that point where the valley terminated, ⁠Which had with consternation pierced my heart,

2. to cause to feel remorse, to cause to regret

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compùngere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	compùngere
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		compungèndo
present participle		compungènte	past participle		compùnto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	compùngo	compùngi	compùnge	compungiàmo	compungéte	compùngono
imperfect	compungévo	compungévi	compungéva	compungevàmo	compungevàte	compungévano
past historic	compùnsi	compungésti	compùnse	compungémmo	compungéste	compùnsero
future	compungerò	compungerài	compungerà	compungerémo	compungeréte	compungerànno
conditional	compungerèi	compungerésti	compungerèbbe, compungerébbe	compungerémmo	compungeréste	compungerèbbero, compungerébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	compùnga	compùnga	compùnga	compungiàmo	compungiàte	compùngano
imperfect	compungéssi	compungéssi	compungésse	compungéssimo	compungéste	compungéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		compùngi	compùnga	compungiàmo	compungéte	compùngano
negative imperative		non compùngere	non compùnga	non compungiàmo	non compungéte	non compùngano

Derived terms

• compunto
• compunzione

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

compungēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of compungō

Verb

compungere

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