suffodio
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From sub- (“under; behind; at the foot of;”) + fodiō (“dig”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sʊfˈfɔ.di.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [sufˈfɔː.d̪i.o]
Verb
suffodiō (present infinitive suffodere, perfect active suffōdī, supine suffossum); third conjugation iō-variant
- to dig or pierce underneath, dig or burrow under, pierce or bore through; sap, undermine
- to pierce, stab or prod underneath or below
Conjugation
Conjugation of suffodiō (third conjugation iō-variant)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “suffodio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “suffodio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- suffodio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.