Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ pania +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spaˈnja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spa‧nià‧re

Verb

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spaniàre (first-person singular present spànio, first-person singular past historic spaniài, past participle spaniàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to free (a bird) from birdlime
  2. (intransitive) to pack up rods coated with birdlime [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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