pezzire

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *petīre, from Latin petere (“ask, request”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /petˈt͡si.re/
• Rhymes: -ire
• Hyphenation: pez‧zì‧re

Verb

pezzìre (no present, no past historic, no past participle, no imperfect, no future, no subjunctive, no imperfect subjunctive, no imperative)

1. (intransitive, regional, south Italy) to beg

   Synonym: mendicare

Usage notes

• Outside of the infinitive, the verb is used only in the gerund pezzendo. A form pezzente (“beggar”) exists, but it no longer functions as a present participle, rather only as a noun.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pezzìre (-ire; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	pezzìre
auxiliary verb		—	gerund		pezzèndo
present participle		—	past participle		—
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
past historic	—	—	—	—	—	—
future	—	—	—	—	—	—
conditional	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		—	—	—	—	—
negative imperative		—	—	—	—	—

Further reading

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