pungere

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pungere, from Proto-Italic *pungō, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (prick, punch). Cognate with French poindre, Romanian împunge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpun.d͡ʒe.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -undʒere
  • Hyphenation: pùn‧ge‧re

Verb

pùngere (first-person singular present pùngo, first-person singular past historic pùnsi, past participle pùnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to prick
  2. (transitive) to sting, bite (of an insect, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to prickle, scratch

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

pungere

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

Verb

pungēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of pungō