allenarsi

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.leˈnar.si/, [äl̺l̺e̞ˈn̺är̺s̪i]
• Hyphenation: al‧le‧nàr‧si

Etymology 1

allenare (“to train”) +‎ -si (enclitic reflexive pronoun)

Verb

allenarsi

1. reflexive of allenare
2. (reflexive) to train (oneself)
3. (reflexive) to do exercises

Etymology 2

allenare (“to diminish, lessen”) +‎ -si (enclitic reflexive pronoun)

Verb

allenarsi (literary)

1. (intransitive) to diminish, lessen, weaken
   • 1850, Giosuè Carducci, Juvenilia‎^[1], Nicola Zanichelli, published 1906, page 9:

     Poi, se la fulgida ira s’alléni, ¶ Vola a i dolcissimi colli tirreni

     Then, if the shining rage weakens, it flies to the sweet Tyrrhenian hills