alterna

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See also: alterná and alternà

Catalan

Verb

alterna

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

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.tɛʁ.na/
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Verb

alterna

  1. third-person singular past historic of alterner

Galician

Verb

alterna

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

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈtɛr.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrna
  • Hyphenation: al‧tèr‧na

Adjective

alterna

  1. feminine singular of alterno

Verb

alterna

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

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

alternā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of alternō

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian alternare.

Pronunciation

Verb

alterna (imperfect jalterna, past participle alternat, verbal noun alternar)

  1. to alternate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alterna
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m alternajt alternajt alterna alternajna alternajtu alternaw
f alternat
imperfect m nalterna talterna jalterna nalternaw talternaw jalternaw
f talterna
imperative alterna alternaw

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na

Verb

alterna

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French alterner, from Latin alternare.

Pronunciation

Verb

a alterna (third-person singular present alternează, past participle alternat) 1st conj.

  1. to alternate

Conjugation

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈteɾna/
  • Rhymes: -eɾna
  • Syllabification: al‧ter‧na

Etymology 1

Adjective

alterna

  1. feminine singular of alterno

Etymology 2

Verb

alterna

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