Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Occitan velhar[1][2] (cf. Old French veiller), which was inherited from Latin vigilāre. Replaced the original Italian vegghiare, which was inherited from Latin.[3] Also a doublet of vigilare, a learned borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /veʎˈʎa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ve‧glià‧re

Verb edit

vegliàre (first-person singular present véglio, first-person singular past historic vegliài, past participle vegliàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to watch over, to care for
  2. (intransitive) to watch over, to care for [+ su (object)] or [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive) to stay up at night [auxiliary avere]
  4. (intransitive) to keep watch, to keep a vigil [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ vegliare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  2. ^ vegliare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  3. ^ [1]

Further reading edit

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

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