ciarlare

Italian

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic in origin.[1] Possibly contributes to the original sense of ciarlatano (charlatan), formed after Carlomagno (Charlemagne), for the fantastic stories told by romancers of his paladins.[2] Conversely still, a derivation from Latin ex (from, out of) + hariolor (to foretell; to prattle) has been conjectured, cognate with Latin haruspex.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃarˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ciar‧là‧re

Verb

ciarlàre (first-person singular present ciàrlo, first-person singular past historic ciarlài, past participle ciarlàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to chatter, to gossip [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Spanish: charlar

References

  1. ciarlare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “ciarlare”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
  3. ciarlare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

Further reading

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

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