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martellare

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From martello +‎ -are.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /mar.telˈla.re/
    • Rhymes: -are
    • Hyphenation: mar‧tel‧là‧re

    Verb

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    martellàre (first-person singular present martèllo, first-person singular past historic martellài, past participle martellàto, auxiliary avére)

    1. (transitive) to hammer
    2. (transitive) to beat
    3. (transitive) to bombard
    4. (intransitive, figurative) to beat quickly, to pound (of one's heart, temples, etc.) [auxiliary avere]

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • “martellare”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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