sapere

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere, present active infinitive of sapiō (I taste; I am wise), from Proto-Italic *sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁p-i- (to notice), from *seh₁p- (to try, to research).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [saˈpeː.re], /saˈpere/
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  • Hyphenation: sa‧pé‧re

Verb

sapere

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to know information
    Non sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli?
    Don't you know that we will judge angels?
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to be able to, can, could (know how to)
    Synonym: potere
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to taste, smell
    Synonym: sentire
  4. (transitive) to come to know, become informed of, find out

Conjugation

Noun

sapere m (plural saperi)

  1. knowledge, learning
    Synonym: sapienza

Anagrams


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.pe.re/, [ˈsa.pɛ.rɛ]

Verb

sapere

  1. present active infinitive of sapiō
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