Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃemˈpen.na/
  • Rhymes: -enna
  • Hyphenation: cem‧pén‧na

Etymology 1 edit

Deverbal from cempennare (to act slowly) +‎ -a.

Noun edit

cempenna m or f by sense (invariable) (Tuscany)

  1. an ineffectual person

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

cempenna

  1. inflection of cempennare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading edit

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