balenare

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from balena (“whale”), due to a popular habit of indicating atmospherical phenomena using the names of sea monsters +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.leˈna.re/, [bäl̺e̞ˈn̺äːr̺e̞]
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: ba‧le‧nà‧re

Verb

balenare

1. (intransitive) to lighten
2. (intransitive) to flash

Derived terms

• baleno

Anagrams

• balenerà
• balneare