Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin crepitāre (to crackle). Doublet of crepitare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kretˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cret‧tà‧re

Verb edit

crettàre (first-person singular present crètto or crétto[1], first-person singular past historic crettài, past participle crettàto, auxiliary èssere) (Tuscany, intransitive)

  1. to crack, to split (especially of walls) [auxiliary essere]
  2. to chap, to crack (of skin) [auxiliary essere]

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References edit

  1. ^ cretto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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