aulire

Italian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *aulēre, diphthongized form of Latin olēre, present active infinitive of oleō (with a later change in a conjugation), from an earlier form olō, from Proto-Italic *odō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (to smell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /au̯ˈli.re/, [äu̯ˈl̺iːr̺e]
  • Hyphenation: au‧lì‧re

Verb

aulire

  1. (poetic) To perfume
    Synonyms: olezzare (literary), profumare
    Antonyms: fetere (literary), putire (literary), puzzare

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