averla

averla

Italian

Etymology 1

Unknown

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈvɛr.la/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ɛrla
  • Hyphenation: a‧vèr‧la

Noun

averla f (plural averle)

  1. shrike (any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    From avere +‎ -la.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aˈver.la/[2]
    • Rhymes: -erla
    • Hyphenation: a‧vér‧la

    Verb

    avérla (pronominal, first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) la , first-person singular past historic la èbbi or la ébbi, past participle avùtola, first-person singular future la avrò, first-person singular subjunctive la àbbia, second-person singular imperative àbbila, auxiliary avére)

    1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: compound of the infinitive avere with la.
      Mi sono trovato questa penna in tasca. Non sapevo neanche di averla.
      I found this pen in my pocket. I didn't even know I had it.
      (literally, “To myself I have found this pen in pocket. I didn't know even to have it.”)
    2. archaic form of avercela (to hold a grudge) [with con ‘someone’]
    Conjugation

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 averla in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
    2. 2.0 2.1 averla in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

    Further reading

    • averla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
    • avere2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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