Italian

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Alternative forms

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  • piagnere (archaic or regional, mostly poetic)

Etymology

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From Latin plangō, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-. Compare Spanish plañir, Catalan plànyer, Romanian plânge, French plaindre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpjan.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -andʒere
  • Hyphenation: piàn‧ge‧re
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Verb

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piàngere (first-person singular present piàngo, first-person singular past historic piànsi, past participle piànto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to weep, cry
    Synonym: (obsolete, poetic) plorare

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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