alterna

See also: alterná and alternà

Catalan

Verb

alterna

1. inflection of alternar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.tɛʁ.na/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Verb

alterna

1. third-person singular past historic of alterner

Galician

Verb

alterna

1. inflection of alternar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈtɛr.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛrna
• Hyphenation: al‧tèr‧na

Adjective

alterna

1. feminine singular of alterno

Verb

alterna

1. inflection of alternare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• antrale

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aɫˈtɛr.naː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [alˈtɛr.na]

Verb

alternā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of alternō

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian alternare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈtɛr.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛrna

Verb

alterna (imperfect jalterna, past participle alternat, verbal noun alternar)

1. to alternate

Conjugation

Conjugation of alterna (i-type unadapted loan)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	alternajt	alternajt	alterna	alternajna	alternajtu	alternaw
	f			alternat
imperfect	m	nalterna	talterna	jalterna	nalternaw	talternaw	jalternaw
	f			talterna
imperative			alterna			alternaw
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	alternajtx	alternajtx	alterna	alternajniex	alternajtux	alternawx
	f			alternatx
imperfect	m	nalternax	talternax	jalternax	nalternawx	talternawx	jalternawx
	f			talternax
imperative			talternax			talternawx

Related terms

• alternanti
• alternattiva

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na

Verb

alterna

1. inflection of alternar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French alterner, from Latin alternare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.terˈna/

Verb

a alterna (third-person singular present alternează, past participle alternat) 1st conjugation

1. to alternate

Conjugation

    conjugation of alterna (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a alterna
gerund			alternând
past participle			alternat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	alternez	alternezi	alternează	alternăm	alternați	alternează
	imperfect	alternam	alternai	alterna	alternam	alternați	alternau
	simple perfect	alternai	alternași	alternă	alternarăm	alternarăți	alternară
	pluperfect	alternasem	alternaseși	alternase	alternaserăm	alternaserăți	alternaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să alternez	să alternezi	să alterneze	să alternăm	să alternați	să alterneze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		alternează			alternați
	negative		nu alterna			nu alternați

Further reading

• “alterna”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈteɾna/ [al̪ˈt̪eɾ.na]
• Rhymes: -eɾna
• Syllabification: al‧ter‧na

Etymology 1

Adjective

alterna

1. feminine singular of alterno

Etymology 2

Verb

alterna

1. inflection of alternar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative