abàtar

See also: abatar

Romagnol

Etymology

From Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere. Compare Italian abbattere.

Pronunciation

• (Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ɐˈbaɐ̯tɐɾ]

Verb

abàtar (Ravenna)

1. (transitive) to knock down, to throw down

   Abàtar l’aversêri.

   Knock down the rival.

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to fall (down)

   U s’è abatù tròp.

   He is fallen too much.

Derived terms

• abatimént

References

• Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 1