scorciare

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *excurtiāre, from Latin curtus. Compare Catalan escurçar.

Verb[edit]

scorciàre (first-person singular present scórcio, first-person singular past historic scorciài, past participle scorciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to shorten
    Synonym: accorciare
  2. (transitive, art) to foreshorten
  3. (transitive, figurative) to portray incisively
  4. (intransitive, rare) to appear foreshortened [auxiliary essere]

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Further reading[edit]

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

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Neapolitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excurtiāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ʃkurˈt͡ʃa]

Verb[edit]

scorciare

  1. to shorten

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References[edit]

  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “scorciare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano