levigare

See also: levigaré

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lēvigāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le.viˈɡa.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: le‧vi‧gà‧re

Verb

levigàre (first-person singular present lèvigo, first-person singular past historic levigài, past participle levigàto, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to smooth
2. (transitive) to polish

Conjugation

    Conjugation of levigàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	levigàre
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		levigàndo
present participle		levigànte	past participle		levigàto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	lèvigo	lèvighi	lèviga	levighiàmo	levigàte	lèvigano
imperfect	levigàvo	levigàvi	levigàva	levigavàmo	levigavàte	levigàvano
past historic	levigài	levigàsti	levigò	levigàmmo	levigàste	levigàrono
future	levigherò	levigherài	levigherà	levigherémo	levigheréte	levigherànno
conditional	levigherèi	levigherésti	levigherèbbe, levigherébbe	levigherémmo	levigheréste	levigherèbbero, levigherébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	lèvighi	lèvighi	lèvighi	levighiàmo	levighiàte	lèvighino
imperfect	levigàssi	levigàssi	levigàsse	levigàssimo	levigàste	levigàssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		lèviga	lèvighi	levighiàmo	levigàte	lèvighino
negative imperative		non levigàre	non lèvighi	non levighiàmo	non levigàte	non lèvighino

Related terms

• levigato

Anagrams

• relegavi, vegliare, veglierà

Latin

Etymology 1

Inflection of levigō (“raise, lift up”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫɛ.wɪˈɡaː.rɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [le.viˈɡaː.re]

Verb

levigāre

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

Etymology 2

Inflection of lēvigō (“smooth, polish”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫeː.wɪˈɡaː.rɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [le.viˈɡaː.re]

Verb

lēvigāre

1. present active infinitive of lēvigō

Spanish

Verb

levigare

1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of levigar