altalena

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.taˈle.na/, /al.taˈlɛ.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ena, -ɛna
  • Hyphenation: al‧ta‧lé‧na, al‧ta‧lè‧na

Etymology 1

Variant of altaleno.

Noun

altalena f (plural altalene)

  1. swing
    Synonym: dondola
  2. seesaw
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

altalena

  1. inflection of altalenare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ altalena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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