oscito
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom ōs (“mouth”) + citō (“cause to move”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈoːs.ki.toː/, [ˈoːs̠kɪt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈoʃ.ʃi.to/, [ˈɔʃːit̪o]
Verb
editōscitō (present infinitive ōscitāre, perfect active ōscitāvī, supine ōscitātum); first conjugation, no passive
Conjugation
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- Galician: bocexar
- English: oscitate
- Portuguese: oscitar, bocejar (possibly)
- Spanish: acezar, bostezar
- Tarantino: descetare
References
edit- “oscito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “oscito”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- oscito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.