ciondolare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *exundulāre, from unda (“wave”).[1]
Verb edit
ciondolàre (first-person singular present cióndolo, first-person singular past historic ciondolài, past participle ciondolàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to dangle, to swing [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive, figurative) to hang around, to loaf about [auxiliary avere]
- Synonym: bighellonare
- (intransitive, figurative) to stand unsteadily (from tiredness or drunkenness) [auxiliary avere]
- (transitive) to dangle, to move limply (one's arms, head, etc.)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ciondolàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms edit
- ciondolo (“pendant”)
- ciondolone (“idler”)
- ciondoloni
References edit
- ^ ciondolare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana