distinguere
Italian
Alternative forms
- distinguer (apocopic)
Etymology
Derived from Latin distinguere.
Pronunciation
Verb
distìnguere (first-person singular present distìnguo, first-person singular past historic distìnsi, past participle distìnto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to distinguish, discern, discriminate
- (transitive) to mark, indicate
Conjugation
Conjugation of distìnguere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ distinguere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
- ^ distinguere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɪs.tɪŋˈɡʷeː.rɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [dis.tiŋˈɡʷɛː.re]
Verb
distinguēre
- second-person singular future passive indicative of distinguō
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɪsˈtɪŋ.ɡʷɛ.rɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [disˈtiŋ.ɡʷe.re]
Verb
distinguere
- inflection of distinguō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative