intonare

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /in.toˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧to‧nà‧re

Etymology 1[edit]

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Verb[edit]

intonàre (first-person singular present intòno, first-person singular past historic intonài, past participle intonàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (music) to tune (an instrument)
  2. (music) to train (the voice) to be in tune
  3. to start to sing
  4. to intone (a speech, sermon, etc.)
    intonare le lodi di qualcunoto praise someone
  5. to match, to harmonize
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Etymology 2[edit]

From in- +‎ tuono (thunder) +‎ -are.

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Verb[edit]

intonàre (first-person singular present intòno, first-person singular past historic intonài, past participle intonàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (archaic) to deafen
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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

intonāre

  1. inflection of intonō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From intona +‎ -re.

Noun[edit]

intonare f (plural intonări)

  1. intonation

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