vegliare

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan velhar[1][2] (cf. Old French veiller), which was inherited from Latin vigilāre. Replaced the original Italian vegghiare, which was inherited from Latin.[3] Also a doublet of vigilare, a learned borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /veʎˈʎa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ve‧glià‧re

Verb

vegliàre (first-person singular present véglio, first-person singular past historic vegliài, past participle vegliàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to watch over, to care for
  2. (intransitive) to watch over, to care for
  3. (intransitive) to stay up at night
  4. (intransitive) to keep watch, to keep a vigil

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ vegliare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  2. ^ vegliare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Further reading

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

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