depso

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέψω (dépsō), a variant of δέφω (déphō).

Pronunciation

Verb

depsō (present infinitive depsere, perfect active depsuī, supine depstum); third conjugation

  1. to knead
  2. to dress leather by rubbing and squeezing
  3. to have improper sex (masturbate?)
  4. to dishonour

Conjugation

References

  • depso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • depso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • depso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.