abbrancare
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From a- + branca + -are. Cognate with Romagnol abranchêr, branchêr (“to clutch hard”).
Verb edit
abbrancàre (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 edit
Etymology 2 edit
From a- + branco (“herd, flock”) + -are.
Verb edit
abbrancàre (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)