elemosinare

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Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From elemosina (charity, alms) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.le.mo.ziˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧mo‧si‧nà‧re

Verb[edit]

elemosinàre (first-person singular present elemòsino, first-person singular past historic elemosinài, past participle elemosinàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to beg [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive) to beg for (alms, a dollar, etc.)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to scrounge

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Further reading[edit]

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

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