Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.toˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧to‧nà‧re

Etymology 1 edit

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Verb edit

intonàre (first-person singular present intòno, first-person singular past historic intonài, past participle intonàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (music) to tune (an instrument)
  2. (music) to train (the voice) to be in tune
  3. to start to sing
  4. to intone (a speech, sermon, etc.)
    intonare le lodi di qualcunoto praise someone
  5. to match, to harmonize
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Etymology 2 edit

From in- +‎ tuono (thunder) +‎ -are.

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Verb edit

intonàre (first-person singular present intòno, first-person singular past historic intonài, past participle intonàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (archaic) to deafen
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Latin edit

Verb edit

intonāre

  1. inflection of intonō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

From intona +‎ -re.

Noun edit

intonare f (plural intonări)

  1. intonation

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