devolvere

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See also: devolveré

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin dēvolvere (to roll or tumble off or down).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /deˈvɔl.ve.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlvere
  • Hyphenation: de‧vòl‧ve‧re

Verb[edit]

devòlvere (first-person singular present devòlvo, first-person singular past historic devòlsi or devolvétti or (traditional) devolvètti, past participle devolùto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to devolve, to transfer (power, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to donate (wealth, etc.)
  3. (literary, transitive) to carry down, to roll down (especially in a watercourse)
  4. (literary, intransitive) to be carried down, to roll down (especially in a watercourse) [auxiliary essere]

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

dēvolvēre

  1. inflection of dēvolvō:
    1. third-person plural perfect active indicative
    2. second-person singular future passive indicative

Verb[edit]

dēvolvere

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