Meaning
to dig up, unearth
- to dig up something buried in the ground
- figuratively, to uncover or bring back to light (memories, secrets)
In a sentence
Gli archeologi hanno dissotterrato un antico vaso romano.
The archaeologists unearthed an ancient Roman vase.
Il cane ha dissotterrato l'osso che aveva nascosto ieri.
The dog dug up the bone that it had hidden yesterday.
Non dissotterrare vecchi rancori ormai superati da tempo.
Don't dredge up old grudges that were overcome long ago.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dissotterrare | infinitive |
| dissotterro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dissotterri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dissotterra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dissotterriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dissotterrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dissotterrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dissotterravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dissotterravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dissotterrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dissotterravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dissotterravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dissotterravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dissotterrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dissotterrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dissotterrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dissotterrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dissotterraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dissotterrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dissotterrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dissotterrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dissotterrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dissotterreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dissotterrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dissotterreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dissotterri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dissotterri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dissotterri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dissotterriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dissotterriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dissotterrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dissotterrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dissotterrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dissotterrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dissotterrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dissotterraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dissotterrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dissotterrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| dissotterreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dissotterrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dissotterreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dissotterrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dissotterrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dissotterra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dissotterriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dissotterrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dissotterrando | gerund |
| dissotterrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Opposite of 'sotterrare' (to bury).
- Synonym: 'disotterrare' (less common variant) or 'riesumare' (specifically for corpses or formal figurative use).