Meaning
to breastfeed, nurse
- to feed a baby or young animal with milk (from the breast or bottle)
In a sentence
La madre ha deciso di allattare il bambino per sei mesi.
The mother decided to breastfeed the baby for six months.
Durante i primi mesi è normale allattare anche di notte.
During the first months, it is normal to nurse at night as well.
La gatta sta allattando i suoi cuccioli nella cesta.
The cat is nursing her kittens in the basket.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| allattare | infinitive |
| allatto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| allatti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allatta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| allattate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allattano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allattavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allattavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allattava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allattavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allattavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allattavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allattai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| allattasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| allattò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| allattammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| allattaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| allattarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| allatterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| allatterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| allatterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| allatteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| allatterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| allatteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| allatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| allatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allatti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| allattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allattino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allattassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allattasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allattassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allattaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allattassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allatterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| allatteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allatterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allatteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| allattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allatterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allatta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| allattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| allattate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| allattando | gerund |
| allattato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Can be transitive ('allattare un neonato') or intransitive ('allattare al seno'). Uses 'avere'.