altalena

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.taˈle.na/, /al.taˈlɛ.na/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ena, -ɛna
• Hyphenation: al‧ta‧lé‧na, al‧ta‧lè‧na

Etymology 1

Variant of altaleno.

Noun

altalena f (plural altalene)

1. swing

   Synonym: dondola

2. seesaw

Derived terms

• altalenare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

altalena

1. inflection of altalenare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

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

Further reading

• altalena on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• allenata, anellata, atellana