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Asturian
Verb
alimentare
- first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of alimentar
- first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of alimentar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.li.menˈta.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: a‧li‧men‧tà‧re
Etymology 1
From alimento + -are.
Adjective
alimentare (plural alimentari)
- (relational) food; alimentary, dietary, eating
Etymology 2
From alimento + -are.
Verb
alimentàre (first-person singular present aliménto, first-person singular past historic alimentài, past participle alimentàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to feed, nourish, fuel, nurture
- Synonym: nutrire
- (transitive, figuratively) to incite, to provoke, to instigate
alimentare tensioni- to provoke tensions
Conjugation
Further reading
- alimentare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- alimentare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- alimentare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
From alimenta + -re.
Noun
alimentare f (plural alimentări)
- feeding
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alimenˈtaɾe/
- Rhymes: -aɾe
- Syllabification: a‧li‧men‧ta‧re
Verb
alimentare
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of alimentar