orripilare
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin horripilāre (“to bristle with hair”), derived from Classical Latin horreō (“to stand erect”) + pilus (“hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /or.ri.piˈla.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: or‧ri‧pi‧là‧re
Verb
orripilàre (first-person singular present orrìpilo, first-person singular past historic orripilài, past participle orripilàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to be horrified
- Synonyms: inorridire, (archaic, rare) orrire
- (transitive) to horrify
- Synonyms: atterrire, terrificare
Usage notes
- The verb takes essere as the auxiliary in its intransitive meaning, and avere in its transitive one.
Conjugation
Conjugation of orripilàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
Further reading
- orripilare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication