allattare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin allactāre, derived from Latin lac (“milk”, noun). By surface analysis, a- + latte + -are.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]allattàre (first-person singular present allàtto, first-person singular past historic allattài, past participle allattàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to breastfeed, to suckle, to nurse
- Synonym: allattare al seno
- (intransitive, rare) to breastfeed, to suckle, to nurse (of a baby) [auxiliary avere]
- c. 1900, Abruzzese traditional song (lyrics and music), “Amara terra mia”, performed by Domenico Modugno:
- Fra gli uliveti è nata già la luna. Un bimbo piange e allatta un seno magro.
- Among the olive groves the moon already has already risen. A child cries and breastfeeds from a skinny breast.
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of allattàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- allattare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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