albeggiare

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *albizāre. Derivable from alba (dawn, noun) + -eggiare (verb-forming suffix) and, for sense 2, albo (white) + -eggiare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.bedˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: al‧beg‧già‧re

Verb

albeggiàre (first-person singular present albéggio, first-person singular past historic albeggiài, past participle albeggiàto, auxiliary èssere)

  1. (intransitive or impersonal) to dawn (all senses) [auxiliary essere]
  2. (intransitive, poetic) to turn white [auxiliary essere]

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