abbaiare

== Italian == === Alternative forms === baiare (archaic, dialectal) === Etymology === Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Latin baubor, Dalmatian bajur and French aboyer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.baˈja.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧ià‧re === Verb === abbaiàre (first-person singular present abbàio, first-person singular past historic abbaiài, past participle abbaiàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive) to bark (of dogs and foxes) Il cane abbaiava al fattorino della pizza. ― The dog was barking at the pizza delivery guy. (by extension, figurative) to yell, to shout ==== Conjugation ==== === Noun === abbaiare m (uncountable) barking Synonyms: abbaiamento, abbaio Si sentì un forte abbaiare di cani. ― A loud barking of dogs was heard. ==== Derived terms ==== abbaiamento abbaiante abbaiata abbaiatore === Further reading === abbaiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === abbaierà