Italian

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Etymology

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From galla +‎ -eggiare. Cognate with Piedmontese galegé.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡal.ledˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: gal‧leg‧già‧re
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Verb

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galleggiàre (first-person singular present galléggio, first-person singular past historic galleggiài, past participle galleggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to tread water; to float

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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