interpello

See also: interpellò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.terˈpɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pèl‧lo

Verb

interpello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of interpellare

Latin

Etymology

    From inter- +‎ pellō (“push, drive, hurl”) +‎ -ō, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to approach”).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    interpellō (present infinitive interpellāre, perfect active interpellāvī, supine interpellātum); first conjugation

    1. to interrupt by speaking, disrupt, disturb, interject
    2. to hinder, obstruct, impede, disturb, molest
    3. to annoy, importune
    4. to try to seduce a female, solicit
    5. to address, speak to, accost
    6. to demand payment of, dun
    7. to interpose
    8. to appeal, call on, entreat
    9. to intercede

    Conjugation

    1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → English: interpellate
    • → French: interpeller
    • → Italian: interpellare
    • → Portuguese: interpelar
    • → Romanian: interpela
    • → Spanish: interpelar

    References