accennare

Italian

Etymology

From a- + cennare, the latter from Early Medieval Latin cinnāre (blink).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /at.t͡ʃenˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ac‧cen‧nà‧re

Verb

accennàre (first-person singular present accénno, first-person singular past historic accennài, past participle accennàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to do something slightly
    accennò un sorrisohe smiled slightly
  2. (transitive) to point to
    Synonym: indicare
  3. (intransitive) to hint, to mention, to touch upon
    Synonyms: alludere, menzionare
  4. (intransitive) to beckon, to motion, to nod
  5. (intransitive) to make as if, to look as if

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