-ire

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-ire

1. used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of some Italian verbs

• There are two groups of regular -ire verbs, one of which inserts isc between the stem and ending in the present tenses and in the imperative. these form the great majority of regular -ire verbs
• See finire and dormire as examples of the conjugation of -ire verbs do and do not insert isc respectively
• The verb dire does not count, being technically an irregular second conjugation verb whose "normal" base is dic-. Fare (to do), has a similar phenomenon.

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-ire verbs that do not insert isc

-ire verbs that can be used with or without insertion of isc

Irregular -ire verbs

• -are
• -ere

• Italian Grammar Handbook, Aust, D., 1994, Berlitz Publishing Co., Ltd.

• eri, rei, rie, riè

By analogy with -ere.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.re/, [ˈiːrɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.re/, [ˈiːre]

-īre

1. present active infinitive of -iō (fourth conjugation)