allatro
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + lātrō (“bark”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈlaː.troː/, [älˈlʲäːt̪roː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈla.tro/, [älˈläːt̪ro]
Verb edit
allātrō (present infinitive allātrāre, perfect active allātrāvī, supine allātrātum); first conjugation
- to bark at
- (figuratively) to assail with harsh words, revile, rail at
- (figuratively, of the sea) to break upon, dash against, rage
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Romanian: alătra
References edit
- “allatro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- allatro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.