praefoco
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From prae- + faucēs (“throat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈfoː.koː/, [präe̯ˈfoːkoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈfo.ko/, [preˈfɔːko]
Verb
praefōcō (present infinitive praefōcāre, perfect active praefōcāvī, supine praefōcātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) I choke, suffocate.
- (transitive) I block, obstruct.
- (passive voice) I am choking.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (suffocate): offōcō, suffōcō, strangulō
- (obstruct): obstruō, oppleō
- As praefocor:
- (be unable to breathe): strangulor
Related terms
References
- “praefoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praefoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praefoco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.