vincere

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vincere, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, from *weyk- (to overcome) with a nasal infix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvin.t͡ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -intʃere
  • Hyphenation: vìn‧ce‧re

Verb

vìncere (first-person singular present vìnco, first-person singular past historic vìnsi, past participle vìnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to win [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive) to vanquish, to conquer, to defeat
  3. (transitive) to overcome (difficulties, fear, hunger, tiredness, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to control, to dominate (one's passions)

Conjugation

See also

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯inˈkeː.re/, [u̯ɪŋˈkeːrɛ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vinˈt͡ʃe.re/, [vin̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛːre]

Verb

vincēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of vincō

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯in.ke.re/, [ˈu̯ɪŋkɛrɛ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvin.t͡ʃe.re/, [ˈvin̠ʲt͡ʃere]

Verb

vincere

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