Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin proeliārī (to fight), derived from proelium (battle, combat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /preˈlja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pre‧lià‧re

Verb

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preliàre (first-person singular present prèlio, first-person singular past historic preliài, past participle preliàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (literary, rare, intransitive) to fight
    Synonyms: combattere, lottare, (literary) pugnare
  2. (literary, rare, figurative, intransitive) to quarrel, to fight
    Synonyms: (uncommon) altercare, litigare
    • 1504, Jacopo Sannazaro, Arcadia[1], published 1553, page 86:
      Hoggi qui non si canta, anzi si prelia,
      Cessate homai per Dio, cessate alquanto
      Today here we do not sing, in fact we fight; stop now, by God, stop right now

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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