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mordicare

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Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin mordicāre, derived from Classical Latin mordeō (to bite, nibble).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mor.diˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: mor‧di‧cà‧re

Verb

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mordicàre (first-person singular present mòrdico, first-person singular past historic mordicài, past participle mordicàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (archaic, figurative) to bite (cause pain or damage)
  2. (literary, uncommon) to nibble

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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