madefacio
Latin
Etymology
From madeō (“I am wet”) + faciō (“I make”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ma.deˈfa.ki.oː/, [mäd̪ɛˈfäkioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.deˈfa.t͡ʃi.o/, [mäd̪eˈfäːt͡ʃio]
Verb
madefaciō (present infinitive madefacere, perfect active madefēcī, supine madefactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice
- I wet, moisten
- I soak, steep
- I intoxicate
Conjugation
Descendants
- English: madefy, madefaction, madefication
References
- “madefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “madefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- madefacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.