contorreo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From con- + torreō (“scorch; roast”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈtor.re.oː/, [kɔn̪ˈt̪ɔrːeoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈtor.re.o/, [kon̪ˈt̪ɔrːeo]
Verb edit
contorreō (present infinitive contorrēre, perfect active contorruī, supine contō̆stum); second conjugation
- (transitive) to dry up entirely; scorch, parch
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “contorreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- contorreo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.