Meaning
to sculpt, carve
- To shape stone, wood, metal, or other material into a sculpture.
- To engrave or impress deeply (often figurative, on memory or mind).
In a sentence
L'artista ha impiegato tre mesi per scolpire questa statua.
The artist took three months to sculpt this statue.
Preferisci scolpire il legno o lavorare la ceramica?
Do you prefer carving wood or working with ceramics?
Quelle parole sono rimaste scolpite nella mia mente per sempre.
Those words remained carved into my memory forever.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scolpire | infinitive |
| scolpisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scolpisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scolpisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scolpiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scolpite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scolpiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scolpivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scolpivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scolpiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scolpivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scolpivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scolpivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scolpii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scolpisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scolpì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scolpimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scolpiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scolpirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scolpirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scolpirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scolpirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scolpiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scolpirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scolpiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scolpisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scolpisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scolpisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scolpiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scolpiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scolpiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scolpissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scolpissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scolpisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scolpissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scolpiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scolpissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scolpirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scolpiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scolpirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scolpiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scolpireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scolpirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scolpisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scolpiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scolpite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scolpendo | gerund |
| scolpito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the '-isc-' suffix in present indicative (scolpisco) and subjunctive.
- Auxiliary verb is 'avere'.