spergiuro

See also: spergiurò

Italian

Alternative forms

• pergiuro (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sperˈd͡ʒu.ro/
• Rhymes: -uro
• Hyphenation: sper‧giù‧ro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin periūrus. The prefixed s- is an influence from spergiurare.

Adjective

spergiuro (feminine spergiura, masculine plural spergiuri, feminine plural spergiure)

1. faithless

Noun

spergiuro m (plural spergiuri, feminine spergiura)

1. perjurer (male)

   Synonym: spergiuratore

Etymology 2

Deverbal from spergiurare +‎ -o. See also Latin periūrium. By surface analysis, s- (derivation prefix) +‎ pergiuro (“perjury”).

Noun

spergiuro m (plural spergiuri)

1. perjury

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spergiuro

1. first-person singular present indicative of spergiurare

Further reading

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