annusare

Italian

Etymology

Alteration of annasare, probably influenced by muso (muzzle, snout).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.nuˈza.re/, (traditional) /an.nuˈsa.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: an‧nu‧sà‧re

Verb

annusàre (first-person singular present annùso, first-person singular past historic annusài, past participle annusàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to smell
    Synonym: (archaic) annasare
  2. (transitive) to sniff

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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

Further reading

  • annusare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • annusare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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