scornare

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ corno +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skorˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: scor‧nà‧re

Verb

scornàre (first-person singular present scòrno, first-person singular past historic scornài, past participle scornàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, literally) to break or sever the horns of (an animal)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to mock, to scorn, to ridicule
  3. (intransitive) to butt, to headbutt (of an animal) [auxiliary avere]

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Noun

scornare

  1. (Promptorium Parvulorum) alternative form of scornere