Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ nero +‎ -ire. Cf. also Latin nigrēscō, French noircir, Spanish ennegrecer, Romanian înnegri.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /an.neˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: an‧ne‧rì‧re

Verb

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annerìre (first-person singular present annerìsco, first-person singular past historic annerìi, past participle annerìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to blacken
  2. (transitive) to make sad, to sadden
  3. (intransitive) to become black [auxiliary essere]

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