oleo

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See also óleo, and oleo-

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin oleō, ablative singular of oleum (olive oil).

[edit] Noun

oleo (usually uncountable; plural oleos)

  1. (US) margarine, an abbreviation of oleomargarine.

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[edit] Noun

oleo (plural oleoj, accusative singular oleon, accusative plural oleojn)

  1. oil

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.

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present active oleō, present infinitive olēre, perfect active oluī. (no supine)

  1. I smell; I emit an odor, especially a bad odor.
  2. I am given away by smell; I smell of.
  3. I am observed, betrayed.
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[edit] Etymology 2

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[edit] Verb

oleō (found only in compounds)

  1. I increase, grow.
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Found only in compounds, not attested as an independent verb in Classical texts.

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[edit] Etymology 3

Inflected form of oleum (olive oil).

[edit] Noun

oleō

  1. dative singular of oleum
  2. ablative singular of oleum

[edit] References

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