sorbeo

      Latin

      Etymology

      From Proto-Indo-European *sr̥bʰ-. Cognates include Ancient Greek ῥοφέω (rhopheō), Old Church Slavonic сръбати (srŭbati), and English slurp.

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      present active sorbeō, present infinitive sorbēre, perfect active sorbuī, supine sorbitum.

      1. I suck in, drink up.

      Inflection

      • The perfect form may be sorbuī or sorpsī.
      • The supine form may be sorbitum or sorptum.

      Derived terms

      • sorbilis
      • sorbillō
      • sorbilō
      • sorbitiō
      • sorbitium

      Related terms

      • sorbitiuncula

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      Last modified on 6 October 2012, at 12:27