paventare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *paventāre, present active infinitive form of *paventō, derived from Latin pavēns, present active participle of paveō (I am struck with fear”, “I fear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.venˈta.re/, [päve̞n̪ˈt̪äːr̺e̞]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Stress: paventàre
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ven‧ta‧re

Verb

paventare

  1. (intransitive, literary) to dread
  2. (intransitive, by extension, rare) to have suspicion, suspect
  3. (transitive) to dread, fear
  4. (intransitive, regional, of animals) to shy

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