inconocchiare

Italian

Etymology

From in- + conocchia (distaff) + -are. Compare Sicilian ncunucchiari.

Verb

inconocchiàre (first-person singular present inconòcchio, first-person singular past historic inconocchiài, past participle inconocchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to wind around the distaff
    inconocchiare la roccato wind the staple around the distaff
    inconocchiare la lanato wind the wool around the distaff

Conjugation

Further reading

  • inconocchiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • inconocchiare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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