soddisfare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin satisfacere (I satisfy, content), after the element satis- was reinterpreted as *sub-dē-ex- > *soddes-. Cf. Late Latin deex- whence Italian dis-. By surface analysis, so- + dis- + fare. Doublet of satisfare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sod.diˈsfa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sod‧di‧sfà‧re

Verb

soddisfàre (first-person singular present soddisfàccio or soddìsfo, first-person singular past historic soddisféci, past participle soddisfàtto, first-person singular imperfect soddisfacévo, first-person singular subjunctive soddìsfi, second-person singular imperative soddisfà or soddisfài, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to satisfy [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to fulfil/fulfill, to execute [auxiliary avere]
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to please or pleasure sexually [auxiliary avere]

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