allenare

Italian

FWOTD – 28 February 2020

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.leˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: al‧le‧nà‧re

Etymology 1

From a- (to, towards) + lena (energy, vigour) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Verb

allenàre (first-person singular present alléno or allèno[1], first-person singular past historic allenài, past participle allenàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to train, exercise
    Synonym: esercitare
  2. (transitive) to coach
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From a- (to, towards) + lene (mild, soft) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Verb

allenàre (first-person singular present allèno, first-person singular past historic allenài, past participle allenàto, auxiliary èssere) (literary)

  1. (intransitive) to lessen, diminish, weaken
    Synonyms: indebolirsi, scemare
Conjugation

References

  1. alleno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • allenare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • allenare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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