gioire

gioire

Italian

Alternative forms

  • gioir (apocopic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French joir. Doublet of godere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoˈi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: gio‧ì‧re

Verb

gioìre (first-person singular present gioìsco, first-person singular past historic gioìi, past participle gioìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to rejoice (in) or (at), or be delighted (by)
  2. (transitive, archaic)[1] to enjoy

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ gioire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Further reading

  • gioire in Treccani.it – Sinonimi e Contrari (2003), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana