subolfacio
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /su.bolˈfa.ki.oː/, [s̠ʊbɔɫ̪ˈfäkioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /su.bolˈfa.t͡ʃi.o/, [subolˈfäːt͡ʃio]
Verb[edit]
subolfaciō (present infinitive subolfacere, perfect active subolfēcī, supine subolfactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice
- (literal, transitive) to smell out, scent
- (figuratively, transitive) to detect, perceive
Conjugation[edit]
References[edit]
- “subolfacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- subolfacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.