subolfacio
Latin
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /su.bolˈfa.ki.oː/, [s̠ʊbɔɫ̪ˈfäkioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /su.bolˈfa.t͡ʃi.o/, [subolˈfäːt͡ʃio]
Verb
editsubolfaciō (present infinitive subolfacere, perfect active subolfēcī, supine subolfactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice
- (literal, transitive) to smell out, scent
- (figuratively, transitive) to detect, perceive
Conjugation
editReferences
edit- “subolfacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- subolfacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.