giastemâ

Ligurian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *blastēmāre, present active infinitive of *blastēmō, from Ecclesiastical Latin blasphēmō, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω (blasphēméō). Confer Italian bestemmiare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒasteˈmaː/

Verb

giastemâ

  1. to blaspheme, specifically:
    1. (transitive) To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
    2. (intransitive) To commit blasphemy.
    3. (by extension, intransitive) To curse, swear.

Conjugation

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