boot verb

noun

Any of various verbs, generally in Romance languages, in which the first and second persons plural are affected differently by some phonological or morphological rule than the other four forms.

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shoe verbstem-changing verb
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Meanings

nounboot verb (plural boot verbs)

plural boot verbs

  1. grammarAny of various verbs, generally in Romance languages, in which the first and second persons plural are affected differently by some phonological or morphological rule than the other four forms.
  2. grammarA verb in Italian so affected in the second and third persons singular.

    Synonyms: shoe verb, stem-changing verb

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA verb in Italian so affected in the second and third persons singular.

Similar
shoe verbstem-changing verb
Also see
shoe verbstem-changing verb

Origin

So called because these verbs form a boot-like shape when highlighted in a conjugation table.

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APA

boot verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boot%20verb

MLA

“boot verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boot%20verb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boot verb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boot%20verb.

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