abbarbicare
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- (“to, towards”) + barba (“rootlet”) + -icare (verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
abbarbicàre (first-person singular present abbàrbico, first-person singular past historic abbarbicài, past participle abbarbicàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to put forth roots [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive) to take root (all senses) [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive) to creep [auxiliary avere]
Usage notes[edit]
- Treccani says the auxiliary is essere, but all other dictionaries disagree.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of abbarbicàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- abbarbicare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- abbarbicare in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- abbarbicare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- abbarbicare in Dizionario di Italiano online - La Repubblica
- abbarbicare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana