scampagnare

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ campagna +‎ -are.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skam.paɲˈɲa.re/[2]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: scam‧pa‧gnà‧re

Verb

scampagnàre (first-person singular present scampàgno, first-person singular past historic scampagnài, past participle scampagnàto, auxiliary avére) (rare, intransitive)

  1. to visit the countryside for leisure purposes, typically to picnic

Usage notes

  • The verb itself is uncommon. Usually the deverbal scampagnata is used instead in verbal formations such as fare una scampagnata, with the same meaning.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ scampagnare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ scampagnare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication