"desire" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /deˈzi.re/ Forms: desiri [plural], desiro [alternative], disire [alternative], disiro [alternative]
Rhymes: -ire Etymology: Borrowed from Old Occitan dezire. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:bor|pro:dezire}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old Occitan", "term" : "dezire", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "desire", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="desire">, {{bor+|it|pro|dezire}} Borrowed from Old Occitan dezire Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} desire m (plural desiri)
  1. (poetic, archaic) desire Tags: archaic, masculine, poetic Synonyms: desiderio Related terms: desio, desirare

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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