defleo
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdeː.fɫe.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪ɛː.fle.o]
Verb
dēfleō (present infinitive dēflēre, perfect active dēflēvī, supine dēflētum); second conjugation
- (transitive) to weep over, cry for, lament, deplore
- (transitive) to dull with weeping
- (rare, intransitive) to weep abundantly or violently, weep to exhaustion
Conjugation
Conjugation of dēfleō (second conjugation)
Derived terms
- dēflētiō
Related terms
References
- “defleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “defleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- defleo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- defleo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016