ormare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From orma +‎ -are, perhaps connected to a Vulgar Latin root *osmāre, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ). Compare Romanian urma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /orˈma.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: or‧mà‧re

Verb

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ormàre (first-person singular present órmo, first-person singular past historic ormài, past participle ormàto, auxiliary avére) (archaic, literary)

  1. (transitive) to follow the tracks (of an animal)
  2. (transitive) to hunt (an animal) by following the tracks
  3. (intransitive) to hunt by following tracks
  4. (transferred sense, transitive) to hunt, pursue (a person)
    Synonym: inseguire
    1. to keep (a person) under surveillance
      Synonyms: pedinare, sorvegliare
  5. (figurative, transitive) to follow in someone's footsteps
    Synonym: seguire le orme
  6. (figurative, transitive) to retrace or reconstruct through historical research
    Synonym: ricostruire
  7. (figurative, transitive) to investigate
    Synonym: indagare
  8. (military, transitive) to follow closely, to press
    Synonym: incalzare
  9. (intransitive) to leave footprints

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