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desolare

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See also: desolaré

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin dēsōlāre, from dē- + sōlus + . Cognate with English desolate, French désoler, Portuguese desolar, Romanian dezolare, and Spanish desolar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.zoˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: de‧so‧là‧re

Verb

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desolàre (first-person singular present dèsolo or (traditional, careful style) desòlo[1], first-person singular past historic desolài, past participle desolàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to distress or dishearten
    Synonym: addolorare
  2. to desolate or devastate
    Synonym: devastare

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ desolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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dēsōlāre

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

Spanish

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Verb

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desolare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of desolar