digiunare

Meaning

to fast

Concepts

fast

abstain from eating

Synonyms

affamare

patire la fame

astenersi dal cibo

essere famelico

Translations

ayunar

fasten

jeûner

jejuar

dejunar

νηστεύω

rojî girtin

vasten

صام

oruç tutmak

صَامَ

rapide

rapidement

ficar de jejum

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin derivative of Late Latin ieiūnāre, from Latin ieiūnus, with the initial Latin ie- probably changing to de- and later di- in Italian. Compare English jejune, Catalan dejunar, Spanish ayunar, French jeûner, Portuguese jejuar, Old Italian giunare.