inghirlandare
Italian
Etymology
From in- + ghirlanda + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.ɡir.lanˈda.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: in‧ghir‧lan‧dà‧re
Verb
inghirlandàre (first-person singular present inghirlàndo, first-person singular past historic inghirlandài, past participle inghirlandàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to wreath, to garland, to decorate with garlands
- (by extension, literary) to surround, to encircle
- Synonyms: cingere, circondare
- (rare, figurative) to flatter, to praise excessively
- Synonym: adulare
- (archaic) to fill (a glass) to the brim with wine
Conjugation
Conjugation of inghirlandàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Further reading
- inghirlandare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana