agognare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *agōniāre, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιάω (agōniáō, I struggle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ɡoɲˈɲa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧go‧gnà‧re

Verb

agognàre (first-person singular present agógno, first-person singular past historic agognài, past participle agognàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to yearn, to long for, to crave
  2. (intransitive) to aspire [+ a (object) = to/for]

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