boot verb
boot verb · boot verbs
Any of various verbs, generally in Romance languages, in which the first and second…Any of various verbs, generally in Romance languages, in which the first and second persons plural are affected differently by some phonological or morphological rule than the other four forms.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of various verbs, generally in Romance languages, in which the first and second persons plural are affected differently by some phonological or morphological rule than the other four forms.
A verb in Italian so affected in the second and third persons singular.
Origin
So called because these verbs form a boot-like shape when highlighted in a conjugation tabSo called because these verbs form a boot-like shape when highlighted in a conjugation table.
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