scalfire
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from Late Latin scarificāre, from Latin scarifāre (“to scarify”), from Ancient Greek σκαριφάομαι (skaripháomai, “to scratch an outline”). Compare French scarifier (“to scarify”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]scalfìre (first-person singular present scalfìsco, first-person singular past historic scalfìi, past participle scalfìto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to scratch or graze
- (transitive) to touch, affect or hurt
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of scalfìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- scalfire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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- Italian terms inherited from Late Latin
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