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lambire

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin lambō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lamˈbi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: lam‧bì‧re

Verb

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lambìre (first-person singular present lambìsco, first-person singular past historic lambìi, past participle lambìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to skim (of an object)
  2. (transitive) to lap (of water)
  3. (transitive) to lick (of a flame)
  4. (transitive) to nudge (of a mass)
  5. (transitive) to graze, glance

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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