rapire

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rapīre, from Latin rapere, from Proto-Italic *rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rp-i-, from *h₁rep- (to snatch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈpi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ra‧pì‧re

Verb

rapìre (first-person singular present rapìsco, first-person singular past historic rapìi, past participle rapìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to kidnap or abduct
  2. to captivate

Conjugation

Including lesser-used forms:

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