drenso

Latin

Etymology

Unknown. Initial /dr/ does not occur in inherited Latin words that underwent regular development. Possibly onomatopoeic. If borrowed from a Celtic or Germanic language, could be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, *dʰrēn- (“drone; to murmur”): initial *dʰ developed to /f/ in Latin, but to /d/ in those language groups. Compare English drone, dor and Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos, “dirge, lament”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdren.soː/, [ˈd̪rẽːs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdren.so/, [ˈd̪rɛnso]

Verb

drēnsō (present infinitive drēnsāre); first conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

1. (intransitive, of swans) to cry

Conjugation

No perfect is attested.

Conjugation of drēnsō (first conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	drēnsō	drēnsās	drēnsat	drēnsāmus	drēnsātis	drēnsant
	imperfect	drēnsābam	drēnsābās	drēnsābat	drēnsābāmus	drēnsābātis	drēnsābant
	future	drēnsābō	drēnsābis	drēnsābit	drēnsābimus	drēnsābitis	drēnsābunt
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	drēnsem	drēnsēs	drēnset	drēnsēmus	drēnsētis	drēnsent
	imperfect	drēnsārem	drēnsārēs	drēnsāret	drēnsārēmus	drēnsārētis	drēnsārent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	drēnsā	—	—	drēnsāte	—
	future	—	drēnsātō	drēnsātō	—	drēnsātōte	drēnsantō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		drēnsāre	—	—	—	—	—
participles		drēnsāns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		drēnsandī	drēnsandō	drēnsandum	drēnsandō	—	—

References

• “drenso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• drenso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.