fingere

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to pretend or feign
  • (transitive) (with [che (che) + inf.] or [di (di) + inf.]) to pretend, imagine, or suppose (that)
  • (transitive) to shape or model
  • (intransitive) to dissemble

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fingere (shape, form, invent) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (mold, knead, form, shape, build).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeyǵʰ-

Gloss

mold, knead, form, shape, build

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

体

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