averla

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Unknown

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈvɛr.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrla
  • Hyphenation: a‧vèr‧la

Noun[edit]

averla f (plural averle)

  1. shrike (any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈver.la/
  • Rhymes: -erla
  • Hyphenation: a‧vér‧la

Verb[edit]

avérla (pronominal, first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) la , first-person singular past historic la èbbi or la ébbi, past participle avùto, first-person singular future la avrò, first-person singular subjunctive la àbbia, second-person singular imperative àbbila, auxiliary avére)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see avere,‎ la.
    Mi sono trovato questa penna in tasca. Non sapevo neanche di averla.
    I found this pen in my pocket. I didn't even know I had it.
    (literally, “To myself I have found this pen in pocket. I didn't know even to have it.”)
  2. (archaic) Alternative form of avercela (to hold a grudge) [+ con (object)]
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Further reading[edit]

  • averla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • avere2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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