allenare
Italian
FWOTD – 28 February 2020
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.leˈna.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: al‧le‧nà‧re
Etymology 1
From a- (“to, towards”) + lena (“energy, vigour”) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).
Verb
allenàre (first-person singular present alléno or allèno[1], first-person singular past historic allenài, past participle allenàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to train, exercise
- Synonym: esercitare
- (transitive) to coach
Conjugation
Conjugation of allenàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From a- (“to, towards”) + lene (“mild, soft”) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).
Verb
allenàre (first-person singular present allèno, first-person singular past historic allenài, past participle allenàto, auxiliary èssere) (literary)
- (intransitive) to lessen, diminish, weaken
- Synonyms: indebolirsi, scemare
Conjugation
Conjugation of allenàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
References
- ^ alleno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- allenare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- allenare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana