Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • piagnere (archaic or regional, mostly poetic)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

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

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Further reading edit

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

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