uccellare

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ut.t͡ʃelˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: uc‧cel‧là‧re

Etymology 1

From uccello (bird) +‎ -are (adjective-building suffix).

Noun

uccellare m (plural uccellari)

  1. (uncommon) a place for birdcatching
    Synonym: (archaic) uccellatoio

Further reading

  • uccellare1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From uccello (bird) +‎ -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix).

Verb

uccellàre (first-person singular present uccèllo, first-person singular past historic uccellài, past participle uccellàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to hunt (birds) without weapons (using nets, mistletoe, decoys, birds of prey, etc.)
  2. (intransitive, figurative, archaic) to try to obtain by any means
  3. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to fool, trick
  4. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to try to seize through deception
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Further reading

  • uccellare2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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