angere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angere (“to press, to tighten”).

Verb

àngere (third-person only, third-person singular present ànge, no past historic, no past participle, no imperfect, no future, no subjunctive, no imperfect subjunctive) (transitive, literary)

  1. (transitive, archaic or poetic) to torment, to afflict
    Tanto un suo vano amor l'ange e martira
    Such a vain love of his torments and tortures him
    (T. Tasso)

Usage notes
  • In modern poetic usage, the verb is used exclusively in the present indicative, third person singular ànge.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of àngere (root-stressed -ere; third-person only; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive àngere
auxiliary verb — gerund —
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 — — ànge — — —
imperfect — — — — — —
past historic — — — — — —
future — — — — — —
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present — — — — — —
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 — — — — —

Including lesser-used forms:

    Conjugation of àngere (root-stressed -ere; third-person only; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive àngere
auxiliary verb — gerund angèndo1
present participle angènte1 past participle —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present — — ànge — — àngono1
imperfect — — angéva1 — — angévano1
past historic — — — — — —
future — — angerà1 — — angerànno1
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present — — angerèbbe1, angerébbe1 — — angerèbbero1, angerébbero1
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present — — ànga1 — — àngano1
imperfect — — angésse1 — — angéssero1
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
— — — — —
negative imperative — — — — —

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Further reading
  • angere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

angēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of angō

Verb

angere

  1. inflection of angō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
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