abbrancare
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom a- + branca + -are. Cognate with Romagnol abranchêr, branchêr (“to clutch hard”).
Verb
editabbrancàre (first-person singular present abbrànco, first-person singular past historic abbrancài, past participle abbrancàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to grasp or seize
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of abbrancàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom a- + branco (“herd, flock”) + -are.
Verb
editabbrancàre (first-person singular present abbrànco, first-person singular past historic abbrancài, past participle abbrancàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to gather (animals) into a herd, flock or pack
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of abbrancàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)