alletar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin allactāre, derived from Latin lac (milk, noun). By surface analysis, a- +‎ llet +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ʎəˈta]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.ʎeˈtaɾ]
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Verb

alletar (first-person singular present alleto, first-person singular preterite alletí, past participle alletat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. to nurse; to suckle; to breast feed

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References

  • “alletar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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