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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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