candela

From Latin candēla, derived from candeō (“to shine, glow”).


lanterna

→ Alemannic German: Lantärne


faro

From Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).


fuoco

it-noun

fuoco m (plural fuochi, diminutive fochétto/fuochétto or fochettìno or focherèllo/fuocherèllo or focherellìno or (uncommon) focolìno, augmentative focóne/fuocóne or focaróne)

fuochi (plural)
fochétto (diminutive)
fuochétto (diminutive)
fochettìno (diminutive)
focherèllo (diminutive)
fuocherèllo (diminutive)
focherellìno (diminutive)
focolìno (diminutive uncommon)
focóne (augmentative)
fuocóne (augmentative)
focaróne (augmentative)

(by extension, poetic) lightning, thunderbolt


lampadina

→ Amharic: ላምባዲና (lambadina)

→ Tigrinya: ላምባዲና (lambadina)


cerino

From cera (“wax”) + -ino. Compare Spanish cerilla (“match”).


fiamma

From Latin flamma, from Proto-Italic *flāgmā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₂gmeh₂, derived from an extension of the root *bʰel- (“shiny, white”). Compare French flamme, Portuguese chama, Spanish llama.


fiamma

(siderurgy) a worker who cuts metal using a cutting torch


fiammifero

From fiamma (“flame”) + -ifero (“-iferous, producing”).


bruciare

it-verb

bruciàre (first-person singular present brùcio, first-person singular past historic bruciài, past participle bruciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

bruciàre (canonical)
brùcio (first-person present singular)
bruciài (first-person historic past singular)
bruciàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary transitive)
èssere (auxiliary intransitive)
bruciàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary transitive)
èssere (auxiliary intransitive)
bruciàndo (gerund)
bruciànte (participle present)
bruciàto (participle past)
brùcio (first-person indicative present singular)
brùci (indicative present second-person singular)
brùcia (indicative present singular third-person)
bruciàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
bruciàte (indicative plural present second-person)
brùciano (indicative plural present third-person)
bruciàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
bruciàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
bruciàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
bruciavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
bruciavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
bruciàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
bruciài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
bruciàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
bruciò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
bruciàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
bruciàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
bruciàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
brucerò (first-person future indicative singular)
brucerài (future indicative second-person singular)
brucerà (future indicative singular third-person)
brucerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
bruceréte (future indicative plural second-person)
brucerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
brucerèi (conditional first-person singular)
brucerésti (conditional second-person singular)
brucerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
brucerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
brucerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
bruceréste (conditional plural second-person)
brucerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
brucerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
brùci (first-person present singular subjunctive)
brùci (present second-person singular subjunctive)
brùci (present singular subjunctive third-person)
bruciàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
bruciàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
brùcino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
bruciàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
bruciàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
bruciàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
bruciàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
bruciàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
bruciàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
brùcia (imperative second-person singular)
brùci (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
bruciàmo (first-person imperative plural)
bruciàte (imperative plural second-person)
brùcino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
bruciàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
brùci (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
bruciàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
bruciàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
brùcino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From a Vulgar Latin *brusiāre, itself of uncertain origin; possibly from a form *prustiāre < *per-ust(u)lāre, from Latin per + ustulāre (compare perurere), or alternatively from a corruption of *combustulāre, from a change of prefix of ambustulāre, influenced by combustus; see ambūrēre. However, an Italian word brustolare (cf. abbrustolire), from a related root *brustulāre, from ustulāre, also exists. The initial br- may also be of Germanic origin.
Compare French brûler (Old French brusler), Dalmatian brusur, Occitan bruslar, buizar, Romansch brischar.

(intransitive) to burn [auxiliary essere]


infiammare

infiammàre (first-person singular present infiàmmo, first-person singular past historic infiammài, past participle infiammàto, auxiliary avére)

infiammàre (canonical)
infiàmmo (first-person present singular)
infiammài (first-person historic past singular)
infiammàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
infiammàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
infiammàndo (gerund)
infiammànte (participle present)
infiammàto (participle past)
infiàmmo (first-person indicative present singular)
infiàmmi (indicative present second-person singular)
infiàmma (indicative present singular third-person)
infiammiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
infiammàte (indicative plural present second-person)
infiàmmano (indicative plural present third-person)
infiammàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
infiammàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
infiammàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
infiammavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
infiammavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
infiammàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
infiammài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
infiammàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
infiammò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
infiammàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
infiammàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
infiammàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
infiammerò (first-person future indicative singular)
infiammerài (future indicative second-person singular)
infiammerà (future indicative singular third-person)
infiammerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
infiammeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
infiammerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
infiammerèi (conditional first-person singular)
infiammerésti (conditional second-person singular)
infiammerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
infiammerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
infiammerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
infiammeréste (conditional plural second-person)
infiammerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
infiammerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
infiàmmi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
infiàmmi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
infiàmmi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
infiammiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
infiammiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
infiàmmino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
infiammàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
infiammàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
infiammàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
infiammàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
infiammàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
infiammàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
infiàmma (imperative second-person singular)
infiàmmi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
infiammiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
infiammàte (imperative plural second-person)
infiàmmino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
infiammàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
infiàmmi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
infiammiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
infiammàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
infiàmmino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(transitive) to inflame or stir up or flush something


fiaccola

→ Maltese: fjakkla

→ Turkish: fiyaka

Diminutive of an unattested Old Italian *fiacca, from an older *facchia (with metathesis of /j/), from Latin facula, itself a diminutive of Latin fax (“torch”). Effectively a doublet of facola, which was borrowed from Latin.


lambire

lambìre (first-person singular present lambìsco, first-person singular past historic lambìi, past participle lambìto, auxiliary avére)

lambìre (canonical)
lambìsco (first-person present singular)
lambìi (first-person historic past singular)
lambìto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
lambìre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
lambèndo (gerund)
lambènte (participle present)
lambìto (participle past)
lambìsco (first-person indicative present singular)
lambìsci (indicative present second-person singular)
lambìsce (indicative present singular third-person)
lambiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
lambìte (indicative plural present second-person)
lambìscono (indicative plural present third-person)
lambìvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
lambìvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
lambìva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
lambivàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
lambivàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
lambìvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
lambìi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
lambìsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
lambì (historic indicative past singular third-person)
lambìmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
lambìste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
lambìrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
lambirò (first-person future indicative singular)
lambirài (future indicative second-person singular)
lambirà (future indicative singular third-person)
lambirémo (first-person future indicative plural)
lambiréte (future indicative plural second-person)
lambirànno (future indicative plural third-person)
lambirèi (conditional first-person singular)
lambirésti (conditional second-person singular)
lambirèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
lambirébbe (conditional singular third-person)
lambirémmo (conditional first-person plural)
lambiréste (conditional plural second-person)
lambirèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
lambirébbero (conditional plural third-person)
lambìsca (first-person present singular subjunctive)
lambìsca (present second-person singular subjunctive)
lambìsca (present singular subjunctive third-person)
lambiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
lambiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
lambìscano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
lambìssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
lambìssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
lambìsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
lambìssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
lambìste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
lambìssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
lambìsci (imperative second-person singular)
lambìsca (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
lambiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
lambìte (imperative plural second-person)
lambìscano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
lambìre (imperative negative second-person singular)
lambìsca (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
lambiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
lambìte (imperative negative plural second-person)
lambìscano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


torcia

Borrowed from Old French torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, from torqua, from Latin torquēs, torquīs (“wreath”), from torqueō (“twist”, verb).


falò

→ French: falot

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φανός (phanós).


fiammeggiare

it-verb

fiammeggiàre (first-person singular present fiamméggio, first-person singular past historic fiammeggiài, past participle fiammeggiàto, auxiliary avére)

fiammeggiàre (canonical)
fiamméggio (first-person present singular)
fiammeggiài (first-person historic past singular)
fiammeggiàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
fiammeggiàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
fiammeggiàndo (gerund)
fiammeggiànte (participle present)
fiammeggiàto (participle past)
fiamméggio (first-person indicative present singular)
fiamméggi (indicative present second-person singular)
fiamméggia (indicative present singular third-person)
fiammeggiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
fiammeggiàte (indicative plural present second-person)
fiamméggiano (indicative plural present third-person)
fiammeggiàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
fiammeggiàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
fiammeggiàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
fiammeggiavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
fiammeggiavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
fiammeggiàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
fiammeggiài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
fiammeggiàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
fiammeggiò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
fiammeggiàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
fiammeggiàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
fiammeggiàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
fiammeggerò (first-person future indicative singular)
fiammeggerài (future indicative second-person singular)
fiammeggerà (future indicative singular third-person)
fiammeggerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
fiammeggeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
fiammeggerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
fiammeggerèi (conditional first-person singular)
fiammeggerésti (conditional second-person singular)
fiammeggerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
fiammeggerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
fiammeggerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
fiammeggeréste (conditional plural second-person)
fiammeggerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
fiammeggerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
fiamméggi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fiamméggi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fiamméggi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fiammeggiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fiammeggiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fiamméggino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fiammeggiàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
fiammeggiàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
fiammeggiàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
fiammeggiàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
fiammeggiàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
fiammeggiàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
fiamméggia (imperative second-person singular)
fiamméggi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
fiammeggiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
fiammeggiàte (imperative plural second-person)
fiamméggino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
fiammeggiàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
fiamméggi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
fiammeggiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
fiammeggiàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
fiamméggino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *flammizāre. Derivable from fiamma (“flame”) + -eggiare (verb-forming suffix).

af

(intransitive) to blaze [auxiliary avere]


moccolo

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mŭcculus, a diminutive of Latin mŭccus, variant of mūcus.


attizzare

it-verb

attizzàre (first-person singular present attìzzo, first-person singular past historic attizzài, past participle attizzàto, auxiliary avére)

attizzàre (canonical)
attìzzo (first-person present singular)
attizzài (first-person historic past singular)
attizzàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
attizzàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
attizzàndo (gerund)
attizzànte (participle present)
attizzàto (participle past)
attìzzo (first-person indicative present singular)
attìzzi (indicative present second-person singular)
attìzza (indicative present singular third-person)
attizziàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
attizzàte (indicative plural present second-person)
attìzzano (indicative plural present third-person)
attizzàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
attizzàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
attizzàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
attizzavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
attizzavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
attizzàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
attizzài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
attizzàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
attizzò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
attizzàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
attizzàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
attizzàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
attizzerò (first-person future indicative singular)
attizzerài (future indicative second-person singular)
attizzerà (future indicative singular third-person)
attizzerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
attizzeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
attizzerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
attizzerèi (conditional first-person singular)
attizzerésti (conditional second-person singular)
attizzerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
attizzerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
attizzerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
attizzeréste (conditional plural second-person)
attizzerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
attizzerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
attìzzi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
attìzzi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
attìzzi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
attizziàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
attizziàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
attìzzino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
attizzàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
attizzàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
attizzàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
attizzàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
attizzàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
attizzàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
attìzza (imperative second-person singular)
attìzzi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
attizziàmo (first-person imperative plural)
attizzàte (imperative plural second-person)
attìzzino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
attizzàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
attìzzi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
attizziàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
attizzàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
attìzzino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From Vulgar Latin *attītiāre, derived from Latin tītiō (“firebrand”). By surface analysis, a- + tizzo + -are.


lampione

→ French: lampion

→ German: Lampion


idrante

Borrowed from German Hydrant, from American English hydrant.


portafiammiferi

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + fiammiferi (“matches”).


chemiluminescenza

it-noun

chemiluminescenza f (plural chemiluminescenze)


triboluminescenza

triboluminescenza f (plural triboluminescenze)


lanternone

a large lantern, carried on a pole in processions, often accompanying a crucifix etc.


tizzo

ember; live piece of coal or wood; firebrand


canadair

Compare French canadair, Greek καναντέρ (kanantér), Serbo-Croatian kanader / канадер, Macedonian канадер (kanader)

(firefighting, aviation) waterbomber (firefighting aircraft)


affocare

it-verb

affocàre (first-person singular present affuòco or (poetic) affòco, first-person singular past historic affocài, past participle affocàto, auxiliary avére)

affocàre (canonical)
affuòco (first-person present singular)
affòco (first-person poetic present singular)
affocài (first-person historic past singular)
affocàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
affocàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
affocàndo (gerund)
affocànte (participle present)
affocàto (participle past)
affuòco (first-person indicative present singular)
affòco (first-person indicative poetic present singular)
affuòchi (indicative present second-person singular)
affòchi (indicative poetic present second-person singular)
affuòca (indicative present singular third-person)
affòca (indicative poetic present singular third-person)
affochiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
affocàte (indicative plural present second-person)
affuòcano (indicative plural present third-person)
affòcano (indicative plural poetic present third-person)
affocàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
affocàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
affocàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
affocavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
affocavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
affocàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
affocài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
affocàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
affocò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
affocàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
affocàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
affocàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
affocherò (first-person future indicative singular)
affocherài (future indicative second-person singular)
affocherà (future indicative singular third-person)
affocherémo (first-person future indicative plural)
affocheréte (future indicative plural second-person)
affocherànno (future indicative plural third-person)
affocherèi (conditional first-person singular)
affocherésti (conditional second-person singular)
affocherèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
affocherébbe (conditional singular third-person)
affocherémmo (conditional first-person plural)
affocheréste (conditional plural second-person)
affocherèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
affocherébbero (conditional plural third-person)
affuòchi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
affòchi (first-person poetic present singular subjunctive)
affuòchi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
affòchi (poetic present second-person singular subjunctive)
affuòchi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
affòchi (poetic present singular subjunctive third-person)
affochiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
affochiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
affuòchino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
affòchino (plural poetic present subjunctive third-person)
affocàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
affocàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
affocàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
affocàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
affocàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
affocàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
affuòca (imperative second-person singular)
affòca (imperative poetic second-person singular)
affuòchi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
affòchi (formal imperative poetic second-person-semantically singular third-person)
affochiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
affocàte (imperative plural second-person)
affuòchino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
affòchino (formal imperative plural poetic second-person-semantically third-person)
affocàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
affuòchi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
affòchi (formal imperative negative poetic second-person-semantically singular third-person)
affochiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
affocàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
affuòchino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
affòchino (formal imperative negative plural poetic second-person-semantically third-person)

From a- (“to, towards”) + foco (alternative form of fuoco (“fire”)) + -are (1ˢᵗ-conjugation verbal suffix).

con

alternative form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">fuoco</i> (“fire”)

[…] Ed ei mi disse: « Il foco etterno
ch’entro l’affoca le dimostra rosse,
come tu vedi in questo basso inferno ».

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VIII”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 73–75; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

And he told me: "The eternal fire that kindles them within makes them look red, as you see in this nether Hell."

(transitive, figurative) to inflame, to excite


torcia elettrica

it-noun

torcia elettrica f (plural torce elettriche)

From torcia (“torch”) + elettrica (“electric”).


termodistruttore

it-noun

termodistruttore m (plural termodistruttori)