lagnarsi

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin laniāre (tear, rend), from the practice of mourners to tear their hair and rend their clothing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laɲˈɲar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: la‧gnàr‧si

Verb

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lagnàrsi (first-person singular present mi làgno, first-person singular past historic mi lagnài, past participle lagnàto)

  1. to complain or grumble [+ di (object) = about] or [+ per (object) = about]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • lagnarsi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • lagnarsi in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa