scolpire
to sculpt
verb skohl-PEE-reh Rare
Origin: From Latin sculpere (to carve), related to Greek glyphein (to carve).
Also means
to carve
Usage Note
Scolpire is a third-conjugation verb (-ire type with -isc- in singular and 3rd-plural present: scolpisco, scolpisci, scolpisce, scolpiamo, scolpite, scolpiscono). It takes avere as auxiliary. The noun is scultura (sculpture) and the agent noun is scultore/scultrice.
Examples
"Lo scultore ha scolpito il marmo per mesi."
Natural Translation
The sculptor carved the marble for months.
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