rondine

Italian

Etymology

From Latin hirundō, hirundinem. Compare French hirondelle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈron.di.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ondine
  • Hyphenation: rón‧di‧ne
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Noun

rondine f (plural rondini)

  1. (ornithology) swallow
    una rondine non fa primavera ― one swallow does not a summer make

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Further reading

  • rondine in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • rondine in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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