perlavo

Latin

Etymology

Post-Classical. From per- +‎ lavō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.la.woː/, [ˈpɛr.ɫa.woː]

Verb

perlavō (present infinitive perlavāre, perfect active perlāvī, supine perlavātum); first conjugation

1. I wash or bathe thoroughly.

Descendants

• Albanian: shpëlaj
• Aromanian: aspel, spel, spilari
• Portuguese: perlavar
• Romanian: spăla, spălare

References

• perlavo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “perlavo” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)

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Portuguese

Verb

perlavo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of perlavar