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svernare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zverˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sver‧nà‧re

Etymology 1

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From s- +‎ verno.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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svernàre (first-person singular present svèrno, first-person singular past historic svernài, past participle svernàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to winter, to spend the winter [with in ‘in some location’] [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive) to hibernate (of animals or buds) [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: ibernare
  3. (intransitive) to survive the winter [auxiliary avere]
  4. (transitive) to winter (troops, horses, etc.), to cause to spend the winter [with in ‘in some location’]
Conjugation
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Further reading
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  • svernare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • svernare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Etymology 2

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From s- +‎ vernare (to bring spring).

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Verb

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svernàre (first-person singular present svèrno, first-person singular past historic svernài, past participle svernàto, auxiliary avére) (archaic, intransitive)

  1. (intransitive) to sing in spring (of birds) [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
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Further reading
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  • svernare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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