gettare

Italian

Alternative forms

  • gittare (poetic, obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre. Cognate with Sicilian jittari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒetˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: get‧tà‧re

Verb

gettàre (first-person singular present gètto, first-person singular past historic gettài, past participle gettàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to throw, to fling, to toss
  2. to throw away, to discard, to dispose of
    Non gettare le batterie nel fuoco, in quanto potrebbero esplodere.
    Do not dispose of batteries in a fire as they may explode.
  3. to shower
  4. to launch
  5. to sling
  6. to shed
  7. to cast

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