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Italian

intitolare

/in.ti.toˈla.re/verbC1
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Meaning

to title, give a title to

  • to name after (a road, a building, etc.), dedicate
  • to assign of an honorary or noble title, entitle
  • to address as

In a sentence

Come vuoi intitolare il tuo nuovo libro?

What do you want to title your new book?

Hanno intitolato la scuola a una maestra amata.

They named the school after a beloved teacher.

Come pensi di intitolare il tuo prossimo articolo?

How do you plan to title your next article?

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
intitolareinfinitive
intitoliamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
intitoloindicative · present · singular · 1st person
intitolateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
intitoliindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
intitolanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
intitolaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
intitolavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
intitolavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
intitolavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
intitolaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
intitolavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
intitolavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
intitolammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
intitolaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
intitolasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
intitolastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
intitolaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
intitolòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
intitoleremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
intitoleròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
intitolereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
intitoleraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
intitolerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
intitoleràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
intitoliamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
intitolisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
intitoliatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
intitolisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
intitolinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
intitolisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
intitolassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
intitolassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
intitolastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
intitolassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
intitolasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
intitolassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
intitoleremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
intitolereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
intitoleresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
intitoleresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
intitolerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
intitolerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
intitoliamoimperative · plural · 1st person
intitolateimperative · plural · 2nd person
intitolaimperative · singular · 2nd person
intitolandogerund
intitolatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Use intitolare for official naming or dedicating; call a person or thing chiamare in everyday speech.
  • For books, films, and articles, intitolare is common in formal contexts; titled intransitively is often intitolarsi.
  • In the pronominal form intitolarsi, it takes essere in compound tenses: il libro si è intitolato..., not ha.

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