-ire

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ire"

Irish

Suffix

-ire m

  1. alternative form of -aire (“-er, -or”, agentive suffix) after a slender consonant

Italian

Etymology

    From Latin -ire.

    Suffix

    -ire

    1. used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of some Italian verbs

    Usage notes

    • There are two groups of regular -ire verbs, one of which inserts isc between the stem and ending in the present tenses and in the imperative. these form the great majority of regular -ire verbs
    • See dormire as an example of the conjugation of -ire verbs do and do not insert isc respectively
    • The verb dire does not count, being technically an irregular second conjugation verb whose "normal" base is dic-. Fare (to do), has a similar phenomenon.

    Conjugation

    (with -isc- form)

        Conjugation of -ìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
    infinitive -ìre
    auxiliary verb avére, èssere gerund -èndo
    present participle -ènte past participle -ìto
    person singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
    present -ìsco -ìsci -ìsce -iàmo -ìte -ìscono
    imperfect -ìvo -ìvi -ìva -ivàmo -ivàte -ìvano
    past historic -ìi -ìsti -ì -ìmmo -ìste -ìrono
    future -irò -irài -irà -irémo -iréte -irànno
    conditional -irèi -irésti -irèbbe, -irébbe -irémmo -iréste -irèbbero, -irébbero
    subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
    present -ìsca -ìsca -ìsca -iàmo -iàte -ìscano
    imperfect -ìssi -ìssi -ìsse -ìssimo -ìste -ìssero
    imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
    -ìsci -ìsca -iàmo -ìte -ìscano
    negative imperative non -ìre non -ìsca non -iàmo non -ìte non -ìscano

    (without -isc- form)

        Conjugation of -ìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
    infinitive -ìre
    auxiliary verb avére, èssere gerund -èndo
    present participle -ènte past participle -ìto
    person singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
    present -o -i -e -iàmo -ìte -ono
    imperfect -ìvo -ìvi -ìva -ivàmo -ivàte -ìvano
    past historic -ìi -ìsti -ì -ìmmo -ìste -ìrono
    future -irò -irài -irà -irémo -iréte -irànno
    conditional -irèi -irésti -irèbbe, -irébbe -irémmo -iréste -irèbbero, -irébbero
    subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
    present -a -a -a -iàmo -iàte -ano
    imperfect -ìssi -ìssi -ìsse -ìssimo -ìste -ìssero
    imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
    -i -a -iàmo -ìte -ano
    negative imperative non -ìre non -a non -iàmo non -ìte non -ano
    -ire verbs that do not insert isc
    -ire verbs that can be used with or without insertion of isc
    Irregular -ire verbs

    See also

    Further reading

    • Italian Grammar Handbook, Aust, D., 1994, Berlitz Publishing Co., Ltd.

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Italic *-jezi, in which z changed into r due to rhotacism. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Formed by analogy with -ere.

      Pronunciation

      Suffix

      -īre

      1. present active infinitive of -iō (fourth conjugation)
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