distinguere

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Latin distinguere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /disˈtin.ɡwe.re/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -inɡwere
  • Hyphenation: di‧stìn‧gue‧re

Verb

distìnguere (first-person singular present distìnguo, first-person singular past historic distìnsi, past participle distìnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to distinguish, discern, discriminate
  2. (transitive) to mark, indicate

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ distinguere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  2. ^ distinguere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

distinguēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of distinguō

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

distinguere

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