obloquor
Latin
Etymology
From ob- + loquor (“say, speak”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈob.lo.kʷor/, [ˈɔbɫ̪ɔkʷɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈob.lo.kwor/, [ˈɔblokwor]
Verb
obloquor (present infinitive obloquī, perfect active oblocūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- I speak against someone or something; interrupt a speaker, interject.
- I gainsay, contradict.
- I sing to, accompany or join in singing.
- I blame, condemn.
- I rail at, reproach, abuse.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (contradict): contrādīcō
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “obloquor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obloquor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obloquor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.