devolvere
See also: devolveré
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēvolvere (“to roll or tumble off or down”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈvɔl.ve.re/
- Rhymes: -ɔlvere
- Hyphenation: de‧vòl‧ve‧re
Verb
devòlvere (first-person singular present devòlvo, first-person singular past historic devòlsi or devolvétti or (traditional) devolvètti or devolvéi, past participle devolùto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to devolve, to transfer (power, etc.)
- (transitive) to donate (wealth, etc.)
- (literary, transitive) to carry down, to roll down (especially in a watercourse)
- (literary, intransitive) to be carried down, to roll down (especially in a watercourse) [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of devòlvere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
3Traditional.
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
dēvolvēre
- inflection of dēvolvō:
- third-person plural perfect active indicative
- second-person singular future passive indicative
Verb
dēvolvere
- inflection of dēvolvō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative