mulgeo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *molgeō, from earlier *molgejō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂molǵéyeti, iterative verb from *h₂melǵ- (with mulsum after mulsī). Cognate with English milk, Ancient Greek ἀμέλγω (amélgō).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmul.ɡe.oː/, [ˈmʊɫ̪ɡeoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmul.d͡ʒe.o/, [ˈmul̠ʲd͡ʒeo]
Verb edit
mulgeō (present infinitive mulgēre, perfect active mulsī, supine mulsum); second conjugation
- (transitive) to milk, extract
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
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Descendants edit
- Balkan Romance:
- Padanian:
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
From Vulgar Latin: mungere
- Italo-Romance:
- Padanian:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
From Vulgar Latin: *mulsīre
References edit
- “mulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mulgeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.