olfacio
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Etymology[edit]
From oleō (“smell”) + faciō (“do, make”).
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olfaciō (present infinitive olfacere, perfect active olfēcī, supine olfactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice
- (transitive) I smell, scent.
- (transitive, figuratively) I smell, detect, surmise; hear about.
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References[edit]
- olfacio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- olfacio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- olfacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette