crocchiare
Italian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.[1]
Verb
crocchiàre (first-person singular present cròcchio, first-person singular past historic crocchiài, past participle crocchiàto, auxiliary avére)
- to creak (of the joints)
- to make a false sound (of a broken vase, an improperly attached horseshoe, etc.)
- to cluck (of a chicken)
- (archaic, figurative) to be in ill health
Conjugation
Conjugation of crocchiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
References
- ^ crocchiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana