dondola

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdon.do.la/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ondola
  • Hyphenation: dón‧do‧la

Etymology 1

Deverbal from dondolare (“to swing”)[1] +‎ -a.

Noun

dondola f (plural dondole)

  1. (obsolete) rocking, swinging
    Synonym: dondolio
  2. (rare) rocking chair
    Synonym: sedia a dondolo
  3. (rare) swing
    Synonym: altalena

Further reading

  • dondola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • dondola in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dondola

  1. inflection of dondolare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 dondola in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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