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Italian
Etymology
From a- (“to, towards”) + barba (“rootlet”) + -icare (verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.bar.biˈka.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: ab‧bar‧bi‧cà‧re
Verb
abbarbicàre (first-person singular present abbàrbico, first-person singular past historic abbarbicài, past participle abbarbicàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to put forth roots
- (intransitive) to take root (all senses)
- (intransitive) to creep
Usage notes
- Treccani says the auxiliary is essere, but all other dictionaries disagree.
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Further reading
- abbarbicare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- abbarbicare in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- abbarbicare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- abbarbicare in Dizionario di Italiano online - La Repubblica
- abbarbicare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana