asculto

Latin

Etymology

From auscultō, with /aw/ > /a/ by dissimilation from the /u/ of the following syllable (cf. agustus). Documented from the second century CE.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /asˈkul.toː/, [äs̠ˈkʊɫ̪t̪oː]

Verb

ascultō (present infinitive ascultāre, perfect active ascultāvī, supine ascultātum); first conjugation

1. Alternative form of auscultō (“to listen, to heed”)

Descendants

• see: auscultō