inquiro
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“seek, look for”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈkʷiː.roː/, [ɪŋˈkʷiːroː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈkwi.ro/, [iŋˈkwiːro]
Verb[edit]
inquīrō (present infinitive inquīrere, perfect active inquīsīvī, supine inquīsītum); third conjugation
- to seek after, search for, inquire into something; investigate; pry, examine
- (law) to search for grounds of accusation against someone
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References[edit]
- “inquiro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “inquiro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- inquiro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: in‧qui‧ro
Verb[edit]
inquiro