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Translation

to play (an instrument); to ring

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Word origin

From Latin sonare ('to sound'), from sonus ('sound').

Origin
Latin
Root
sonare
English cognates
sound, sonic, resonate

Grammar

Verb type-are regular, perfect with avere

Examples

pianoforte .

I've been playing the piano for ten years.

.

The phone has been ringing for five minutes.

campanello .

They rang the doorbell.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 8: Words 961-970.