scintillare
Italian
Etymology
From Latin scintillāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ʃin.tilˈla.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: scin‧til‧là‧re
Verb
scintillàre (first-person singular present scintìllo, first-person singular past historic scintillài, past participle scintillàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to scintillate, to sparkle, to glitter [auxiliary avere]
- 1932, “Parlami d'amore Mariù”, Ennio Neri (lyrics), Cesare Andrea Bixio (music), performed by Vittorio De Sica:
- Gli occhi tuoi belli brillano / Come due stelle scintillano
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (intransitive, uncommon) to spark, to give off sparks [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of scintillàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
Related terms
- scintilla
- scintillaccia
- scintilletta, scintillina, scintilluccia, scintilluzza
- scintillografia, scintigrafia
- scintillografo, scintigrafo
- scintillogramma, scintigramma
- scintillometro
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
scintillāre
- inflection of scintillō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative