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giacere.

to lie, to be lying down

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/d͡ʒaˈt͡ʃe.re/
  1. to lie, to be lying down

    intransitive
  2. to lie, to be situated (in a valley, etc.)

    intransitive
  3. to find oneself

    intransitive
  4. to lie with, to lay, to sleep with [with con]

    euphemistic · intransitive · literary
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Italian giacere Inherited from Latin jacēre, iacēre. Cognate with French gésir, Spanish yacer, Portuguese jazer.

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