avvanzare

Italian

Etymology

Likely from reinterpreting the initial a- as being the prefix a-, which triggers gemination. Compare English advance, Middle French advancer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /av.vanˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: av‧van‧zà‧re

Verb

avvanzàre (first-person singular present avvànzo, first-person singular past historic avvanzài, past participle avvanzàto, auxiliary èssere)

  1. obsolete form of avanzare
    • 1719, Carlo Ambrogio Cattaneo, “Esercizio della buona Morte”, in Opere, page 132:
      O quante vesti, e tappezzerie, e tele soprafine! donatevene via una quarta parte, e tanto ve ne avvanza abbondantemente per uso domestico.
      Look how many clothes, tapestries and fine cloths! give away a fourth part, and you'll still have plenty to spare for domestic use.

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