tramontare

Italian

Etymology

From tra- (beyond) + monte (mountain) + -are (verbal suffix), literally to set beyond the mountains.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tra.monˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: tra‧mon‧tà‧re

Verb

tramontàre (first-person singular present tramónto, first-person singular past historic tramontài, past participle tramontàto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to set, to go down, to sink (of the sun, moon or stars)
    Synonym: calare
    Antonyms: sorgere, levare, levarsi
  2. (figurative) to fade, to wane

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

tramontare m (uncountable)

  1. sunset, sundown, setting
    Synonyms: calar del sole, tramonto
    il tramontar(e) del sole / della lunathe setting of the sun/moon

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Spanish

Verb

tramontare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of tramontar
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