lubrico

See also: lúbrico and lubricó

Catalan

Verb

lubrico

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin lūbricus, possibly a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.bri.ko/, [ˈl̺uːbr̺iko]
• Hyphenation: lù‧bri‧co
• IPA^(key): /luˈbri.ko/, [l̺uˈbr̺iːko] (less correct)
• Hyphenation: lu‧brì‧co

Adjective

1. (literary) slippery

   Synonyms: scivoloso, sdrucciolevole

2. (literary, of animals) slimy, slick
3. (archaic) That evacuates easily.
4. (archaic, rare) laxative
5. (figurative) lewd, lubricious, lubricous

Derived terms

• lubricamente

Related terms

• lubricare
• lubricativo
• lubricità

References

• lubrico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈluː.bri.koː/, [ˈɫ̪uːbrɪkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.bri.ko/, [ˈluːbriko]

Verb

lūbricō (present infinitive lūbricāre, perfect active lūbricāvī, supine lūbricātum); first conjugation

1. I make slippery
2. I lubricate, oil, grease

Conjugation

Conjugation of lūbricō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	lūbricō	lūbricās	lūbricat	lūbricāmus	lūbricātis	lūbricant
	imperfect	lūbricābam	lūbricābās	lūbricābat	lūbricābāmus	lūbricābātis	lūbricābant
	future	lūbricābō	lūbricābis	lūbricābit	lūbricābimus	lūbricābitis	lūbricābunt
	perfect	lūbricāvī	lūbricāvistī	lūbricāvit	lūbricāvimus	lūbricāvistis	lūbricāvērunt, lūbricāvēre
	pluperfect	lūbricāveram	lūbricāverās	lūbricāverat	lūbricāverāmus	lūbricāverātis	lūbricāverant
	future perfect	lūbricāverō	lūbricāveris	lūbricāverit	lūbricāverimus	lūbricāveritis	lūbricāverint
passive	present	lūbricor	lūbricāris, lūbricāre	lūbricātur	lūbricāmur	lūbricāminī	lūbricantur
	imperfect	lūbricābar	lūbricābāris, lūbricābāre	lūbricābātur	lūbricābāmur	lūbricābāminī	lūbricābantur
	future	lūbricābor	lūbricāberis, lūbricābere	lūbricābitur	lūbricābimur	lūbricābiminī	lūbricābuntur
	perfect	lūbricātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	lūbricātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	lūbricātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	lūbricem	lūbricēs	lūbricet	lūbricēmus	lūbricētis	lūbricent
	imperfect	lūbricārem	lūbricārēs	lūbricāret	lūbricārēmus	lūbricārētis	lūbricārent
	perfect	lūbricāverim	lūbricāverīs	lūbricāverit	lūbricāverīmus	lūbricāverītis	lūbricāverint
	pluperfect	lūbricāvissem	lūbricāvissēs	lūbricāvisset	lūbricāvissēmus	lūbricāvissētis	lūbricāvissent
passive	present	lūbricer	lūbricēris, lūbricēre	lūbricētur	lūbricēmur	lūbricēminī	lūbricentur
	imperfect	lūbricārer	lūbricārēris, lūbricārēre	lūbricārētur	lūbricārēmur	lūbricārēminī	lūbricārentur
	perfect	lūbricātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	lūbricātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	lūbricā	—	—	lūbricāte	—
	future	—	lūbricātō	lūbricātō	—	lūbricātōte	lūbricantō
passive	present	—	lūbricāre	—	—	lūbricāminī	—
	future	—	lūbricātor	lūbricātor	—	—	lūbricantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		lūbricāre	lūbricāvisse	lūbricātūrum esse	lūbricārī	lūbricātum esse	lūbricātum īrī
participles		lūbricāns	—	lūbricātūrus	—	lūbricātus	lūbricandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		lūbricandī	lūbricandō	lūbricandum	lūbricandō	lūbricātum	lūbricātū

Related terms

• lūbricus

Descendants

• Aromanian: alunic, alunicari
• Catalan: lubricar
• English: lubricate
• Esperanto: lubriki
• Italian: lubricare
• Portuguese: lubricar
• Romanian: luneca, aluneca, alunecare
• Spanish: lubricar

References

• “lubrico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “lubrico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lubrico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈbɾiko/ [luˈβ̞ɾi.ko]

Verb

lubrico

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of lubricar.