Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ut.t͡ʃelˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: uc‧cel‧là‧re

Etymology 1 edit

From uccello (bird) +‎ -are (adjective-building suffix).

Noun edit

uccellare m (plural uccellari)

  1. (uncommon) a place for birdcatching
    Synonym: (archaic) uccellatoio

Further reading edit

  • uccellare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2 edit

From uccello (bird) +‎ -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix).

Verb edit

uccellàre (first-person singular present uccèllo, first-person singular past historic uccellài, past participle uccellàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to hunt (birds) without weapons (using nets, mistletoe, decoys, birds of prey, etc.) [+ a (object)]
  2. (intransitive, figurative, archaic) to try to obtain by any means [+ a (object)]
  3. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to fool, trick
  4. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to try to seize through deception
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • uccellare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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