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vincere

Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin vincere, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, from *weyk- (“to overcome”) with a nasal infix.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvin.t͡ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -intʃere
  • Hyphenation: vìn‧ce‧re
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Verb

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vìncere (first-person singular present vìnco, first-person singular past historic vìnsi, past participle vìnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to win [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive) to vanquish, to conquer, to defeat
  3. (transitive) to overcome (difficulties, fear, hunger, tiredness, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to control, to dominate (one's passions)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of vìncere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive vìncere
auxiliary verb avére gerund vincèndo
present participle vincènte past participle vìnto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present vìnco vìnci vìnce vinciàmo vincéte vìncono
imperfect vincévo vincévi vincéva vincevàmo vincevàte vincévano
past historic vìnsi vincésti vìnse vincémmo vincéste vìnsero
future vincerò vincerài vincerà vincerémo vinceréte vincerànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present vincerèi vincerésti vincerèbbe, vincerébbe vincerémmo vinceréste vincerèbbero, vincerébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present vìnca vìnca vìnca vinciàmo vinciàte vìncano
imperfect vincéssi vincéssi vincésse vincéssimo vincéste vincéssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
vìnci vìnca vinciàmo vincéte vìncano
negative imperative non vìncere non vìnca non vinciàmo non vincéte non vìncano
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See also

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Further reading

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  • vincere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • vincere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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vincēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of vincō

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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vincere

  1. inflection of vincō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
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