parvifacio
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom parvus (“small, little, puny”) + faciō (“I do, make”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /par.u̯iˈfa.ki.oː/, [päru̯ɪˈfäkioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /par.viˈfa.t͡ʃi.o/, [pärviˈfäːt͡ʃio]
Verb
editparvifaciō (present infinitive parvifacere, perfect active parvifēcī, supine parvifactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice
- to make light of
- to despise
Conjugation
editReferences
edit- “parvifacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- parvifacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.