abbaio

See also: abbaiò

Italian

Etymology 1

Deverbal from abbaiare (“to bark”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abˈba.jo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bà‧io

Noun

abbaio m (plural abbai)

  1. a single instance of barking
    Synonym: abbaiata
  2. barking (of dogs)
    Synonyms: abbaiamento, abbaiare

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abˈba.jo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bà‧io

Verb

abbaio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of abbaiare

Etymology 3

From abbaiare (“to bark”) +‎ -io (frequentative).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ab.baˈi.o/[1]
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧ì‧o

Noun

abbaio m (plural abbaii) (rare)[2]

  1. strong and continuous barking

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 abbaio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ abbaio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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