squinternare

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ quinterno +‎ -are.

Verb

squinternàre (first-person singular present squintèrno, first-person singular past historic squinternài, past participle squinternàto, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to unstitch (a book, notebook, etc.)
2. (transitive, hyperbolic) to take or pull (a book, notebook, etc.) to pieces, to mess up, to destroy

   Synonyms: scomporre, sfasciare

3. (transitive, figurative) to upset, to derange, to unsettle

   Synonyms: sconvolgere, scombussolare

Conjugation

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

infinitive	squinternàre
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		squinternàndo
present participle		squinternànte	past participle		squinternàto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	squintèrno	squintèrni	squintèrna	squinterniàmo	squinternàte	squintèrnano
imperfect	squinternàvo	squinternàvi	squinternàva	squinternavàmo	squinternavàte	squinternàvano
past historic	squinternài	squinternàsti	squinternò	squinternàmmo	squinternàste	squinternàrono
future	squinternerò	squinternerài	squinternerà	squinternerémo	squinterneréte	squinternerànno
conditional	squinternerèi	squinternerésti	squinternerèbbe, squinternerébbe	squinternerémmo	squinterneréste	squinternerèbbero, squinternerébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	squintèrni	squintèrni	squintèrni	squinterniàmo	squinterniàte	squintèrnino
imperfect	squinternàssi	squinternàssi	squinternàsse	squinternàssimo	squinternàste	squinternàssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		squintèrna	squintèrni	squinterniàmo	squinternàte	squintèrnino
negative imperative		non squinternàre	non squintèrni	non squinterniàmo	non squinternàte	non squintèrnino

Derived terms

• squinternato (“crazy”, adjective)

Anagrams

• squinternerà