spisso
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈspis.soː/, [ˈs̠pɪs̠ːoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspis.so/, [ˈspisːo]
Etymology 1
Akin to Ancient Greek σπίζω (spízō, “I extend”).
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Verb
spissō (present infinitive spissāre, perfect active spissāvī, supine spissātum); first conjugation
- I thicken, condense
- (figurative) I urge on, hasten (an action)
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References
- “spisso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) spissō