soffolcere

Italian

Alternative forms

• suffolcere, soffolgere, suffulcere

Etymology

Inherited from Latin suffulcīre (“to prop up”), with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sofˈfol.t͡ʃe.re/
• Rhymes: -oltʃere
• Hyphenation: sof‧fól‧ce‧re

Verb

soffólcere (first-person singular present soffólco, first-person singular past historic soffólsi, past participle soffólto, no imperfect, no future, no subjunctive, no imperfect subjunctive, auxiliary avére)

1. (literary, archaic, transitive) to prop up, to support

   Synonyms: appoggiare, sostenere

Conjugation

    Conjugation of soffólcere (root-stressed -ere; irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	soffólcere
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		—
present participle		—	past participle		soffólto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	soffólco	soffólci	soffólce	soffolciàmo	soffolcéte	soffólcono
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
past historic	soffólsi	soffolcésti	soffólse	soffolcémmo	soffolcéste	soffólsero
future	—	—	—	—	—	—
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	—	—	—	—
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		soffólci	—	—	soffolcéte	—
negative imperative		non soffólcere	—	—	non soffolcéte	—

Further reading

• soffolcere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana