proferire

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin prōferre (to bring out, bring forth).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pro.feˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧rì‧re

Verb[edit]

proferìre (first-person singular present proferìsco, first-person singular past historic proferìi, past participle proferìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to utter, to pronounce, to express (words, a judgment, a condemnation, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to offer, to propose
    Synonym: (more common in this sense) profferire

Usage notes[edit]

  • Irregular forms such as past historic proffèrsi and past participle proffèrto are common especially in the meaning "to offer, to propose". Properly these come from the variant form profferire.

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