fodio

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Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

present active fodiō, present infinitive fodere, perfect active fōdī, supine fossum.

  1. I dig (up, out or around); bury; dig or clear out the earth from a place; mine, quarry.
  2. (figuratively) I prick, prod, pierce, thrust, jab, stab, wound.
  3. (figuratively) I goad, sting, disturb.

Inflection [edit]

Note that the present passive infinitive is sometimes written as fodirī instead of fodī

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References [edit]

  • fodio in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879