Meaning
to nest, lurk
- To build a nest or take shelter; to nest (mostly used reflexively, 'annidarsi').
- Figuratively, to harbor, lurk, or settle deep within something.
In a sentence
Gli uccelli si sono annidati sotto le tegole del vecchio fienile.
The birds have nested under the tiles of the old barn.
Un sentimento di profondo risentimento si annidava nel suo animo.
A feeling of deep resentment lurked in his soul.
La polvere tende ad annidarsi negli angoli più nascosti della casa.
Dust tends to lodge in the most hidden corners of the house.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| annidare | infinitive |
| annido | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| annidi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| annida | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annidiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| annidate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| annidano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annidavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| annidavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| annidava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| annidavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| annidavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| annidavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| annidai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| annidasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| annidò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| annidammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| annidaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| annidarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| anniderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| anniderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| anniderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| annideremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| anniderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| annideranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| annidi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| annidi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| annidi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annidiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| annidiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| annidino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annidassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| annidassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| annidasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| annidassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| annidaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| annidassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| anniderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| annideresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| anniderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annideremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| annidereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| anniderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annida | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| annidiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| annidate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| annidando | gerund |
| annidato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Almost exclusively used as the reflexive verb 'annidarsi' in modern Italian.