Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin anhēlāre (breathe heavily, pant; long for). Doublet of alenare, which was inherited.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.neˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧ne‧là‧re

Verb edit

anelàre (first-person singular present anèlo, first-person singular past historic anelài, past participle anelàto, auxiliary avére) (literary)

  1. (intransitive) to long [+ a (object) = for] [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: ambire, desiderare, aspirare, bramare
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to long for, to desire ardently
  3. (intransitive) to pant, to breathe heavily [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: ansimare, boccheggiare, espirare affannosamente
  4. (transitive, poetic) to exhale, to send out

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • anelare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams edit