sapere

Italian (Fiorentino)

[saˈpeː.re]

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) to know information
  • (transitive) to be able to, can, could know how to
  • to taste or smell (like)
  • (by extension) to create impressions (of); to smack smack (of)
  • (transitive) to think or know that someone is in a certain place or condition
  • (transitive) to come to know, become informed of, find out
  • (intransitive) (with a (a), di (di), or [che (che) + ind.]) to have a certain impression; to appear; to guess

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *sapēre, sapere (taste, be wise, be knowing, discern) inherited from Proto-Italic *sapiō derived from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁p-i- (notice).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sh₁p-i-

Gloss

notice

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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