catenare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin catēnāre (to chain together), derived from catēna (chain).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.teˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ca‧te‧nà‧re

Verb[edit]

catenàre (no present, no past historic, past participle catenàto, no subjunctive, no imperative, auxiliary avére)

  1. (archaic, rare, transitive) to chain up, to enchain
    Synonym: incatenare

Usage notes[edit]

  • The verb is only attested in compound tenses in passive constructions.

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Further reading[edit]

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

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

catēnāre

  1. inflection of catēnō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative