spiovere
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspjɔ.ve.re/
- Rhymes: -ɔvere
- Hyphenation: spiò‧ve‧re
Verb
spiòvere (first-person singular present spiòvo, first-person singular past historic spiòvvi, past participle spiovùto, auxiliary (all uses) èssere or (alternatively when impersonal) avére) (intransitive)
- (impersonal) to stop raining [auxiliary essere or avere]
- to flow downwards [auxiliary essere]
- to droop; to hang down [with su] [auxiliary essere]
- i capelli le spiovevano sulle spalle
- her hair rested on her shoulders
- (sports, especially soccer) to fall or land (in a specified area) [auxiliary essere] (of a ball)
- la palla spiove in area di rigore
- the ball is landing out of bounds
Usage notes
- In non-impersonal use, the composed tenses are rare (and are disallowed by Treccani but not by Hoepli).
Conjugation
Conjugation of spiòvere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1All uses.
2Alternatively when impersonal.