accennare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a- + cennare, the latter from Early Medieval Latin cinnāre (“blink”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
accennàre (first-person singular present accénno, first-person singular past historic accennài, past participle accennàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to do something slightly
- accennò un sorriso ― he smiled slightly
- (transitive) to point to
- Synonym: indicare
- (intransitive) to hint, to mention, to touch upon
- Synonyms: alludere, menzionare
- (intransitive) to beckon, to motion, to nod
- (intransitive) to make as if, to look as if
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of accennàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- accenno (“hint”, noun)