scegliere

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exēligere, from Latin ex (out of, from) + ēligere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃeʎ.ʎe.re/[1]
    • Rhymes: -eʎʎere
    • Hyphenation: scé‧glie‧re
  • IPA(key): (regional) */ˈʃɛʎ.ʎe.re/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛʎʎere
    • Hyphenation: scè‧glie‧re

Verb

scégliere (first-person singular present scélgo, first-person singular past historic scélsi, past participle scélto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to choose
    Synonym: scerre

Conjugation

Including lesser-used forms:

Derived terms

  • scelta (choice, selection)

References

  1. ^ scegliere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)