andarsi

Italian

Etymology

From andare +‎ -si. Compare Spanish irse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈdar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: an‧dàr‧si

Verb

andàrsi (first-person singular present mi vàdo, first-person singular past historic mi andài, past participle andàtosi, first-person singular future mi andrò, first-person singular subjunctive mi vàda, second-person singular imperative vàtti)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: compound of the infinitive andare with si.
  2. (now literal or dialectal) to go
    • 13th century, Dante, “Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare”, in Vita nuova, lines 5–8:
      Ella si va, sentendosi laudare, / benignamente d’umiltà vestuta; / e par che sia una cosa venuta / da cielo in terra a miracol mostrare.
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